[Asterisk-biz] Asterisk Ffork - OpenPBX.org

[Paul]

Craig Guy wrote:

> You'll usually see these as being design patents.  I remember looking 
> up a patent number on my garden hose sprayer once, it was a patent on 
> the design itself or some such.
>
> Craig
>
Often they will patent something like the way the hinge clips to the top 
of a cheap plastic beverage container. This type of thing was happening 
long before software patents. They call it protection but it is really a 
form of bullying the competitors. Anybosy with a molding machine can 
turn out ice cube trays and cereal bowls.

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <digium-list at 9ux.com>
> To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" 
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 1:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Asterisk Ffork - OpenPBX.org
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>
>> trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 01:13 -0400, Paul wrote:
>>>
>>>> I really don't see how any government can afford to properly 
>>>> evaluate patent applications with the fees they collect. They 
>>>> charge the same fee for salad spinners and codecs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> And you get about the same results, there are some really silly patents
>>> out there.  Some as simple as 2 C instructions.
>>>
>>>
>> Funny thing is how you see patent numbers and patent pending on a lot 
>> of simple one-piece plastic items. I look those new ice cube trays 
>> and laundry baskets over carefully and never find anything obviously 
>> innovative.
>>
>> I'm sure that's the case with the salad spinner. He couldn't get a 
>> patent on centrifugal force unless he put a microcomputer and 
>> software into the product. :-)
>>
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