“Of course, the existence of patents does not mean these technologies have actually been created . . .”
Is this a true statement? Can an aspiration be patented?
What are the patent numbers?
I shared your skepticism, Jeff. This whole thing sounds fishy. You cannot patent an idea. You must prove to the US Patent Office that your device actually works.
>>“Of course, the existence of patents does not mean these technologies have actually been created . . .”
Time was you had to demonstration a working contraption. You couldn’t patent an idea.
Then again, you couldn’t trademark a real person or literary character either and all written and recorded works used to eventually lapse into the public domain.
The law is a ass.
I think the article is referring to patent applications, which are not necessarily workable.
Patent examimers are supposed to weed out things like perpetual motion, and the patent statutes require the applicant to disclose the best way he knows how to practice the invention. No requirement for a model.
Is this a true statement? Can an aspiration be patented?
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But I always heard that, “It’s the thought that counts”. Such as, “Socialist utopia”.