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To: zonder who wrote (1640)	3/30/2004 10:59:23 AM
From: Rock_nj	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1715

I'll have to find them when I have time. I know patents have been issued in both Europe and Asia with the words Cold Fusion in them, that describe the cold fusion process, or some aspect of it. Something that is certainly taboo in the U.S. No patents with the words "cold fusion" are allowed in the U.S., it's an official USPTO policy that has been challanged many times by cold fusion proponents. The USPTO always refers back to the largely negative 1989 DOE assessment of cold fusion as to why they won't even accept patents concerning cold fusion, much less approve them. Which is one of the reasons this just-announced new DOE cold fusion review is so important. If the DOE decides that there is some legitimacy to the cold fusion claims and states that it warrants further research, it could force other agencies like the USPTO to change their policy as well. We'll have to see how things play out over this year and next.