"Immortal computing" initiative by Microsoft

[Jim Isbell, W5JAI]

But I don't think the patent office was open yet when those
"inventions" were made?  Now they cannot be patented because they are
obvious....

On 1/23/07, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
> They weren't considered "obvious" at the time.
> (note also, that I proposed patenting "creation of combustion", NOT
> patenting the existence of combustion (THAT I only trademarked))
>
> EVERYTHING is "obvious" after some years.
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred                 cisin at xenosoft.com
>
> On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Jim Isbell, W5JAI wrote:
> > I believe those items fall under the other heading mentioned,
> > "obvious".  Also, I doubt there would be much money to be made from
> > the first two of those patents......another motivation for seeking for
> > patents.  As for the one that has commercial possibilities, creating
> > fire, that would not be patentable except as it applied to a
> > particular method.  Fire itself is not an invention its a natural
> > process of decay.  The commercial methods have all been patented in
> > one way or another...i.e. Internal combustion gasoline engine (patent
> > has run out), diesel engine (patent has run out), etc.
> >
> > On 1/23/07, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
> > > On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Jim Isbell, W5JAI wrote:
> > > > "Prior Art" has no standing anymore.  Its now, who gets there first
> > > > with the patent.  Been that way for about 5 years now (maybe longer)
> > > > when they changed the law.
> > >
> > > Has anybody filed for chiseling data into stone?
> > > How about flaking flint to get a sharp edge?
> > > How about creating combustion  (FIRE (tm))
>


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Jim Isbell
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