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

[David Yeend <david.yeend@xxxxxxxxx>]

You could look at NESTA and their inventors handbook:
http://www.nesta.org.uk/howtoapply/inventorshandbook/ii_handbook1.html

They make reference to the CIPA (Chartered Institute of Patent Agents) and
the availability of lists of members who offer free 45 min initial
consultations:
http://www.cipa.org.uk/

In the past a link was posted on here which pointed at an online patent
database search engine for the european patent office:
http://ep.espacenet.com/search97cgi/s97_cgi.exe?Action=FormGen&Template=ep/EN/home.hts

Regards,

David

On 1/16/06, JT @ Home <Jonathan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Chaps,
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> Thank you for coming back to me so quickly!
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> I think I'll find my nearest patent lawyer and have a chat with them
about
> it (using a confidentiality agreement)
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> Cheers chaps,
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> Regards,
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> Jonathan.
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)"
> <haweste@a...> wrote:
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> > 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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