Re: Can you patent a system involving hardware and software?

Subject: Re: Re: Can you patent a system involving hardware and software?

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: : I've got what I believe to be a good idea, and I don't : : know if or how it could be patented. Without giving : : too much description, it would involve a combination and : : coordination of hardware and software. Some of the hardware : : would be off-the-shelf, maybe even all of it, but the : : software would be new. The more I think about the idea : : I can see how it could be sold to a customer in either a : : package or in pieces. It's conceivable that a customer : : would only be interested in one of the hardware pieces : : and not any accompanying hardware or software pieces. : : I was originally thinking that I would want a single : : patent for the entire system, but as I thought of how : : a customer might not want the entire system, I'm thinking : : that I would probably want to try to get the individual : : pieces patented. If I did that, would there be a way to : : get a system level patent that protected the right of : : selling the pieces together to form a larger system? : : Who would be the best person to talk to? A patent : : attorney, or someone else? : : Thanks, : : Gregor : : : You want to talk to a patent laywer you can trust. : There is a good likelihood of getting a patent on what you have said. : The whole picture must be considered in perspective to limit risk, and maximized prospects while containing costs. : Right can be endangered or lost by improper use or disclosure. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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