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Craig Pierce
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Clarification
« on: Mar 8th, 2007, 3:21pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify Remove Remove
Hello All -
 
Thank you all for this forum - it's a big help!  I just want to make sure I understand everything I've read so far about expired patents...
 
1)   If a patent has expired due to age, then you don't have to be concerned about infringing it.
 
2)  No one can renew a patent after it has expired due to age, nor can anyone "repatent" the item, or even patent an item which is too similar to the original.
 
So to sum up, once something is patented and it's patent dies of old age, it becomes public domain; something no one can ever lay sole claim to again.
 
Do I have my facts straight?
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Re: Clarification
« Reply #1 on: Mar 8th, 2007, 8:10pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
on Mar 8th, 2007, 3:21pm, Craig Pierce wrote:
1)   If a patent has expired due to age, then you don't have to be concerned about infringing it.

Yes.
 
on Mar 8th, 2007, 3:21pm, Craig Pierce wrote:
2)  No one can renew a patent after it has expired due to age, nor can anyone "repatent" the item, or even patent an item which is too similar to the original.

Yes.
 
on Mar 8th, 2007, 3:21pm, Craig Pierce wrote:
So to sum up, once something is patented and it's patent dies of old age, it becomes public domain; something no one can ever lay sole claim to again.

Yes.
 
on Mar 8th, 2007, 3:21pm, Craig Pierce wrote:
Do I have my facts straight?

Yes.
 
Regards.
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Craig Pierce
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Re: Clarification
« Reply #2 on: Mar 8th, 2007, 9:04pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify Remove Remove
THANKS!
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