Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Design Protection (patent) Question

["rick miller" <rickm@pegasuscontrols.com>]

patent protection applies only to unique inventions and every designer in 
the world will tell you, if he is honest, that he steals from previous 
designs. on top of that there is the time limit for patents. So unless you 
plan on taking a direct copy of someone elses boat you dont have a problem.
rick m

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gregory B. Snyder" <snyder@mnrad.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 8:21 AM
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Design Protection (patent) Question


> Doesn't this only become a problem if you plan on reselling or
> manufacturing the item?
> Greg
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> psub101@iquest.net
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:00 AM
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Design Protection (patent) Question
>
>
> All,
> Recently we have discussed benefits of using existing design
> concepts/philosophies that have been proven vs. designing too far out of
>
> the "box".  I agree with this approach.  Actually I can find a few
> commercial
> submersibles that are very much like my conceptual design(s) with
> usefully
> specifications given as well as the sizing/mechanics figured out etc.
> My
> question is, at what point is "borrowing" exact aspects of another's
> design  an
> issue?  Obviously you would not assume any design would not need to be
> verified
> etc. Anyone else struggle with borrowing something that they have seen
> commercially?
>
> Steve McQueen,
> Indianapolis,IN
>
>
>
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