Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] a new patent to worry about
From: Jennifer Dillon (dmidi_AT_l4l.ie)
Date: Tue Aug 24 2004 - 19:09:37 EEST
On Tuesday 24 August 2004 03:23, Paul Davis wrote:
> http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/2004/L3.html
No need to worry about this at the moment. Patent pending gives protection
only for a period of 1 to 3 years if the patent applied for is renewed for
the maximum period. It means that the methods used cannot be examined until
and if Full patent is applied for. Searches then have to be carried out
before full patent can be granted.
I have been experimenting with psychoacoustic mehods and enhancement in both
hardware and software for the last 20 years and there already is quite a lot
of information in the Public Domain. Do the new patent laws allow somebody to
patent methods that are already in the public domain???
Jennifer Dillon member of the p1639 Working Group.
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