On Fri, 31 May 2002 07:54:49 MDT, Vernon Schryver
<vjs(_at_)calcite(_dot_)rhyolite(_dot_)com> said:
In theory that could happen. It may have happened in practice with
the Ethernet patent. But what's the point? What is gained by
winning such a patent from government(s) compared to publishing
the same document, other than a year or three of jumping through
hoops and plenty of money and hassles?
The problem is that you can publish the same document, and then some
sleazeball competitor patents it, because the patent office does such
a poor job of researching "prior art".
If http://www.bustpatents.com didn't have a reason to exist, I'd agree with you.
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