Re:The patent on the Space Shuttle has expired
by bdonlan on Saturday December 05, 2015 @06:30PM
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In theory, yes. In practice, patent examiners mostly only look at patents when checking for prior art. Once someone else gets a patent for your invention you'll face a costly legal process to invalidate the bogus patent.
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Re:The patent on the Space Shuttle has expired
by URSpider94 on Saturday December 05, 2015 @08:21PM
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While that may be true for generically publishing the work online, there are dedicated disclosure journals that are included in prior art searches by patent examiners. If you want to publish as an alternative to patenting, this is where you do it.