Re:Patent US5443036 – Method of exercising a cat
by jordigh on Friday October 23, 2015 @11:12AM
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Public domain is for copyrights, isn't it? Patents are always public. That's their whole point.
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Re:Patent US5443036 – Method of exercising a cat
by WildUtah on Friday October 23, 2015 @11:17AM
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A patent is in the public domain until it issues and after it expires. It just means the patent is not yet or no longer in force and therefore the subject matter is not restricted. 'Public domain' has nothing to do with being secret or readable by the public either in copyright or patent; it's a matter of freedom to use or copy.