http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/ Information on Patents & Inventions Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:12:33 GMT Eugene R. Quinn, Jr. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1869 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1869 A press release announcing the sale of IPWatchdog.com was sent out this morning. Those interested can see the press release at: Tue, 29 May 2007 02:50:08 GMT sorenkarl http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1868 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1868 Thanks Gene, for all the help you've given over the months. Does this mean you'll be shutting down this group? Continuing unmoderated? It's one of the better Tue, 29 May 2007 02:47:44 GMT Rajnish Jayaswal http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1867 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1867 My reply is about the patent auction. I belive that concept exist and very well working in this world. The ebay of patent rights is yet2.com. Client list Sat, 26 May 2007 18:14:13 GMT Eugene R. Quinn, Jr. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1866 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1866 Hello everyone. I have a special announcement. I have just started a new IPWatchdog Message Board online through the IPWatchdog.com website. The board can Sat, 26 May 2007 18:08:17 GMT Intellectual Property Lab http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1865 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1865 Hi. I see a high degree of positivism in Patenting in this question...Well, perhaps Patent auction never happen. Bluntly speaking this world is a fool's Sat, 26 May 2007 17:18:19 GMT P. Akhter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1864 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1864 Hi I wonder if a patent was shown to be promising, would it be possible to hold an auction of the patent rights, and does anyone know if this has ever been Sat, 26 May 2007 17:17:37 GMT Lalitha Sreenath http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1863 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1863 I fully endorse the opinions and views of Rahul Dutta. Patent can be obtained only for tangible product. Patenting a concept according to general legal Fri, 25 May 2007 19:34:35 GMT Adrian Vance http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1862 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1862 I have been in the publishing business as a writer-producer for 56 years and seriously doubt that anything with regard to a book could be patented. We have Fri, 25 May 2007 19:00:42 GMT Intellectual Property Lab http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1861 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1861 Sorry John, In my opinion Eric is correct. It seems that you are obsessed by the famous quotation 'every thing under the sun is patentable..'. The basic Fri, 25 May 2007 15:52:25 GMT Eugene R. Quinn, Jr. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1860 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1860 This is absolutely not correct. You cannot patent a concept. Patents cover inventions, which must be some kind of tangible manifestation of an idea or Fri, 25 May 2007 15:46:30 GMT Guess ! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1859 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1859 FYI -- Erik is incorrect in saying you can only patent the actual physical construction of the book. If the concept behind the teaching idea is novel and Fri, 25 May 2007 15:46:04 GMT adrianvance@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1858 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1858 You cannot copyright titles, if  that is what you mean.  And, copyrighting a design concept would give no protection for anything whatsoever.Adrian Vance --- Fri, 25 May 2007 15:46:04 GMT sorenkarl http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1857 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1857 Copyrights are used to protect authors of publicly distributed material like books, magazines, songs, and radio broadcasts to prevent others from using that Wed, 23 May 2007 15:34:13 GMT sorenkarl http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1856 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1856 I have an idea for an easily constructed item that would benefit HVAC and plumbing mechanics in performing their work. A somewhat thorough search of the USPTO Wed, 23 May 2007 15:30:34 GMT christine dauzat http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1855 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipwatchdog/message/1855 I have a unique invention pertaining to rod brackets. I don't have the resources to obtain a patent nor for marketing. I do have a prototype which is