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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:15:45 +0000

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:47:54 +0000

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:12:16 +0000

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By: Noise above Law

Noise above Law — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:02:21 +0000

I stopped reading after I ran across the rather sloppy “That has now changed.” comment, which missed the real change in the patent act – when the act changed the amounts one can collect to a “not more than” amount.

Missing such a fundamental concept does not bode well.

Real simple folks
- marking is not a right (having a patent or an application gives you the option to mark, not the right to mark).
- marking carries responsibilities (Yes Virginia, you cannot simply mark and forget – patents by their very nature are for Limted Times Only).
- marking is not an invitation to investigate status – it is the status.
– how to avoid? – police your marks.