Different technologies and industries have different patents<div><br></div><div>Drugs about 20 years some 10 depending on how vital , other industries much shorter(multitouch maybe 1 to 2 years) ,music for life....etc<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Billy <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:billyx5@gmail.com">billyx5@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Actually the patent lasts for 20 years<br><br clear="all">-Billy<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/11/13 ndungu stephen <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ndungustephen@gmail.com" target="_blank">ndungustephen@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex">
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<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">My two cents....</span><br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)"><br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)"><br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">If I spend X-billions making a multi-touch, I should be allowed X number of years to recover my money - because I came up with the idea first.</span><br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">



<br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">Secondly, If I come up with a multi-touch, and I do not patent, then company Y will patent and charge me for my own research.</span><br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">



<br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">===</span><br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">Lack of patents will breed lack of motivation - and the world foresore this, and that&#39;s why the patents expire after a period of 5 years [correct me if I am wrong] - and the guys copying may just have to pay royalties.</span><br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">



<br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)"><br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">Please read the story of the guy who invented the &quot;intermittent windshield wiper&quot; [google or wikipedia it]</span><br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">



<br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">Or watch the movie [the dramatization is more exciting] &quot; A flash of Genius&quot; - a classic case of why patenting is important.</span><br style="color:rgb(0, 0, 102)">



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