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I
believe once an idea is in the public domain, it becomes
unpatentable.
I'd
suggest Keith sells a proportion of his Intellectual Property Rights to
another
manufacturer for a whacking great sum against future sales, and lets
them
worry about
competitors...
;o)
Scott Crowther
Intamac Systems Ltd
t: +44 (0)1604 679262
e. scrowther@xxxxxxx
w.
www.intamac.com
Personally I know little or nothing about
copyright/patenting. But I wonder is it even possible to patent this
idea? You can buy similar products from many different companies -
although none that are any where near Keith's prices! If the product
was
being "formalised" in this way it also
brings
up the subject of CE approval - which costs thousands.
Also, say a company in the US started to
produce
something very similar in the morning - would Keith have the resources to
fight a large company in a foreign country?
So...I recon copyrighting KAT5 would be either
impossible, or un-enforceable.
This may be all the more reason to get into
bed
with a manufacturer now. What do you think Keith?
M.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 11:15
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Subject: RE: [ukha_d] KAT5 Website
Updated
I
will repeat my initial statement, as I think it's
important:
"I
HOPE Keith has copyrighted or otherwise protected his
work!"
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