turboplanner Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Good points Gentreau, often we are the victims of sloppy regulation analysis or drafting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentreau Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I wonder, has anybody patented the term "smartphone" yet ...... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Didn't Facebook patented the term "Wall" or something like that if my memory serves me correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Isaac Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 You cannot patent a term, you can register a design (artwork) around a name, you can only patent a 'new' and 'innovative' invention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentreau Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Only taking the piss David. I've worked at a large american electronics manufacturer and seen some of the 'inventions' for which they get patents. Frankly I find it all bloody stupid and beneficial to only one group of people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 So I can't patent myself then David? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 http://hotword.dictionary.com/facebooktrademark/ http://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/9281/does-facebook-have-any-legal-binding-with-the-word-wall Can I patent the term "Ian"...again it is all so stupid and just simply comes down to money and only in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Isaac Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 So I can't patent myself then David? No thank God No ... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damkia Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 So I can't patent myself then David? No thank God No ... LOL You can't even patent your genetic code - parts of the generic human code already belong to US pharmaceutical companies.... Only in America... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerin Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Patents were originally created to encourage innovation by giving inventors/creators a monopoly, for a limited time, to give them a chance to make some money and recover costs. It was for the benefit of society that patents were allowed to expire which encouraged competition and improvement on the original idea. These days patents (especially software patents) are used as money making tools in themselves. They are bought, sold and traded, often by investment companies whose sole purpose is to use them as legal weapons to make money and stifle competition and innovation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Disney and co. had the patent term extended, defeating the concept of patents fostering innovation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Disney and Co. has a lot to answer for... Ironically something selling itself on innocence and fun is to it's very root evil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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