Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752545AbXFYXGx (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:06:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751440AbXFYXGp (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:06:45 -0400 Received: from cloudburst.actrix.co.nz ([203.96.16.181]:33690 "EHLO cloudburst.actrix.co.nz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751476AbXFYXGo (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:06:44 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 1767 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:06:44 EDT Message-ID: <9362.218.101.54.21.1182811032.squirrel@218.101.54.21> In-Reply-To: <46803772.7020408@rillion.net> References: <46803772.7020408@rillion.net> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:37:12 +1200 (NZST) Subject: Re: Patent or not patent a new idea From: manningc2@actrix.co.nz To: "Graeme Sheppard" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1402 Lines: 34 > Dear devs, > > In a moment of serendipity I thought of a concept which may be > advantageous > if incorporated into the kernel. I was going to offer it to the OIN but > they responded they only consider existing patents and I don't have the > money to afford one. > > I am seeking advice on how to proceed. It could be used as a defensive > patent in which case I can email an expert who can file it. If that is the > concept is sound. I am not expecting any royalties from this myself. The > alternative is to dump it here to the LKML. If your only purpose is to try generate a defensive patent, then just dumping the idea in the public domain serves the same purpose, probably better. I have a few patents, some of which are defensive. That has not prevented the USPTO issuing quite a few patents that are in clear violation of mine. A defensive patent clearly did not prevent these patents from being issued. A defensive patent might make it slightly easier to protect yourself should one of the later patents try flex their muscle, but an idea that is well articulated in a public forum should be sufficient protection too. AINAL and all that... - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/