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Re: [really OT] patents / copyright / trademarks
- Subject: Re: [really OT] patents / copyright / trademarks
- From: "patrick_o_matic" <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:56:27 -0000
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)"
<haweste@a...> wrote:
>
> Jonathan,
>
> Firstly, I'm no lawyer, but I'll offer my opinion anyway as I have a
> little patent experience (and I won't charge you ;-) ). You should
> really take proper legal advice before you go too far, however.
>
> From my understandings...it depends how similar your idea is to the
> supermarket/petrol/airline frequent flyer etc. schemes that currently
> exist.
In the UK, you cannot patent process a business process on it's own -
although you can patent unique aspects of the machinery that process
depends on.
Any patent lawyer worth his salt will give you a free initial
consultation and offer a view on whether or not your concept is
patentable, and if it is, a guestimate of prior art issues.
Patrick
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