Product documentation and schematics

From: Paul Koning <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
Date: Mon Jun 21 12:10:58 2004

>>>>> "Mike" == Mike McFadden <McFadden> writes:

 Mike> Product documentation and schematics First hint "never divulge
 Mike> all of the details in a patent".

 Mike> Actually I know when we applied for patents and provided
 Mike> details of a product we deliberately left out some key nuances
 Mike> and facts so that somebody else could not totally reengineer
 Mike> the product from the details. Much of the process of the
 Mike> internal workings and timings was not detailed.

If a person "skilled in the art" cannot replicate your invention from
the patent description, then that patent is invalid.

I suspect this is hard to enforce, but (IANAL) that's what I'm told
the law says.

    paul
Received on Mon Jun 21 2004 - 12:10:58 BST