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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (118982)5/19/2002 11:14:14 PM
From: pcstel  Respond to of 152472
 
A coffee machine for a British Standard salesman doesn't get such a good bang for the buck.

As time goes on [decades] the return on investment on new inventions will decrease, as it has for the fuels industry. But for now, inventions in telecosmic cyberspace are super valuable [if they are the right one and marketed well -


You might want to double think that concept Maurice!

Even in the worst Bear Market in History. Coffee is up about 50% from Sept. 2000. Qualcomm is down 80%.

finance.yahoo.com

Starbucks Patents:
5,553,731 Adaptable closure for drinking containers
5,644,972 System and method for brewing and dispensing a hot beverage
D390,997 Light fixture
D398,415 Sconce
D400,762 Beverage cup
D408,039 Bean hopper
D415,601 Chocolate confection

I guess all patents are not created equal!

BTW! We are all still waiting for the Leotard Story!
PCSTEL