On a more practical note most countries other than the US have a 'looser
pays' system for settling legal costs.
This is the main reason that 'bog-roll' patent applications are much
less common outside the US. There is simply no incentive as the target
of a patent troll extortion scheme knows that the troll faces a very
real and serious financial risk if they begin an action.
The secondary reason is that in virtually every other country any
publication prior to filing disqualifies it. The USPTO is also unique in
allowing a perjurer to get the benefit of claiming they invented the
idea a year before the application date.
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Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 11:43 AM
To: 'Joe Baptista'; 'Jeroen Massar'
Cc: pr-plan(_at_)LAIR(_dot_)LIONPOST(_dot_)NET; ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Subject: RE: [Pr-plan] Re: George Green takes over internet
Re: 5WIntelligence Service Report
Joe Baptista wrote:
does not look like that one was rejected. any advise Jeroen?
thanks
joe baptista
Most every country requires that patent applications be filed
before an invention is ever used publicly or put on sale.
Additionally in the US, if an invention is described in a
printed publication anywhere in the world the inventor has
one year from that date to apply for a patent. Foreign
patent holders are granted no special consideration or
exemption under US patent laws in regards to the above requirement.
nick
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