UK patents

[AtW]

it looks like at this rate it's goobye dreams of a bullet proof X5, liquidate the 306 to put some cash in the bank and downsize to a 7 year old fiat cinqucento !

You will have to wait for a long time for this.

[milanbenes]

little one,

it looks like at this rate it's goobye dreams of a bullet proof X5, liquidate the 306 to put some cash in the bank and downsize to a 7 year old fiat cinqucento !

Milan.

[AtW]

They do this in India, patent or no patent all the time. Crooks.

Well, I would not give a fk so long as a big Western pharma company licenses the patent and provides enough money not to care about piracy. I am not greedy.

[DimPrawn]

having patent guarantees they can't just take formulae and with low price its cheaper for them to get license then feck around.

They do this in India, patent or no patent all the time. Crooks.

[AtW]

Remember, Alexei, in any case you cannot patent an idea, a method for doing things, or software.

Yeah I know this -- I have something patentable which was patented in Russia by other people and I am keen on trying to promote this patent in the West.

Forget about patenting anything it's a VERY costly waste of time unless you have the LARGE funds to defend you patent globally.

The stuff in the patent is interesting to large pharmasetecals (?) companies anyway -- having patent guarantees they can't just take formulae and with low price its cheaper for them to get license then feck around.

So is my thinking but I should get professional opinion shortly from people who actually do this sort of stuff.

[DimPrawn]

Patents are for rich bully boy companies with very few original ideas to force startups that do have original ideas into a legal corner.

Forget about patenting anything it's a VERY costly waste of time unless you have the LARGE funds to defend you patent globally.

And the Chinese take absolutely no notice of patents, trademarks, copyright anyway.

HTH

[milanbenes]

oh dear little one,

it looks like your ownership of a bullet proof BMW X5 and the Roman Abromovic lifestyle to which you aspire is further away than you imagined

Milan.

[Churchill]

Threaded, what satisfaction did you gain by posting exactly the same information an hour later than the original poster?

You've just succeeded in making yourself look a bigger twat - HTH.

[threaded]

Trade mark #1 was for Bass & Co's pale ale and was signified by a Red Triangle.

Trade make #2 was for Bass & Co and was signified by a lozenge.

HTH

[Lucifer Box]

Remember, Alexei, in any case you cannot patent an idea, a method for doing things, or software.

In the meantime, here's an interesting factoid for you. The world's first registered trademark, trademark number 1, was Bass's red triangle.

[AtW]

Situation is a load of bollox - http://www.patent.gov.uk/patent/howt.../obtaining.htm

The best achieveable is gaining temporary (1-3) years protection in many foreign countries, but ultimately patents will have to be filed in these countries.

The system is a load of bollox, especially with fees raising nicely after few years.

[Lucifer Box]

Meanwhile it appears that patent in the UK should be EU wide.

Maybe it should be, but it isn't. At least according to the Patent Office and they should know after all.

[Lucifer Box]

I was under the impression that a patent issued in the UK is valid all around the Western World, ie EU and USA/Canada, however today I have received opinion that its not the case and what's worse separate patents needed in EU members, ie France, Germany etc.

Has someone got an informed opinion on the matter?

The person who gave you that opinion is correct. See here for further details: What is a Patent?

[AtW]

I tried Google -- my humble engine is not good yet for these digs, I will switch to it (aka dog food approach) in 2 months time.

Meanwhile it appears that patent in the UK should be EU wide.

[AtW]

I was under the impression that a patent issued in the UK is valid all around the Western World, ie EU and USA/Canada, however today I have received opinion that its not the case and what's worse separate patents needed in EU members, ie France, Germany etc.

Has someone got an informed opinion on the matter?