RE: Re: [really OT] patents / copyright / trademarks

["JT @ Home" <Jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chaps,



Thank you for coming back to me so quickly!



I think I'll find my nearest patent lawyer and have a chat with them about
it (using a confidentiality agreement)



Cheers chaps,



Regards,

Jonathan.



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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
patrick_o_matic
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 4:56 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [really OT] patents / copyright / trademarks



--- 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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