Re: So say I wanted to sell something...


"Keith" <krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Clifford Heath" <no.spam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Zak wrote:
But not all use is infringement. If I write an article about
how
some
patented A/D converter works or seems to work - am I
infringing
the
patent?

Possibly yes, if your article could be construed as
encouraging
others
to infringe the patent. That is an infringement by itself.

I don't think so.

I think so, possibly. If he has schematics and PCB board diagrams
showing how to practice the patented art he could be in violation
of the patent. If he were selling the boards, certainly.

If it's pateneted, it's already public.

Obvioulsy, and that's the whole point of a patent. However,
because the idea is published (in the patent) doesn't mean others
have a right to profit from the idea (again the whole point of the
patent).

Consider software patents.

What's to consider?

I thought we were discussing "writing an article about how a patented
[device] works". I don't see how it is possible to conduct any rational
discussion of a software patent without discussing how it works.


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