From: Kero <kero@...>
Date: 2005-06-04T03:15:24+09:00
Subject: Re: The WIPO Intellectual Property Forum - defend your right to Ruby.

> For one, the patents are awarded in certain country. So if you are
> Japanese, you can get the wheel(!) patented in Japan before a corporation
> does. But it is independent of the fact that it is already patented in
> Australia.

The "wheel patent" in Australia is *not* what you would consider a
"wheel patent" in USA or Europe. Since it has not been checked by a patent
officer (reducing costs for inventors??) it does not have the same status as a
"real patent".

   http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/07/02/australia.wheel/

in particular "The name should be changed to "Registered Innovation"
to avoid confusion with standard patents, Keogh says."

Regards,
Kero.

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