[Sussex] Simple points of view !

[Gareth Ablett]

> They filed for that patent on the 6th December 1996....
> 
> The fact that others have been doing it in between filling and award
doesn't
> stop it being granted. Indeed, a key difference between the US Patent
system
> and the UK one is that, in the US, you're allowed to RELEASE an
"invention"
> and still apply for a patent up to a year after the information you
released
> went public... in the UK, you have to file first.

Ok so according to that I'm guessing that there isn't a patent for this
in the Uk or do patent rules differ to what I know of the rules of
trademarks. i.e. Each to there own country.


Gareth Ablett
Systems Developer

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