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To: 1Coffeehound who wrote (92386)12/2/2009 12:54:25 PM
From: Rawnoc  Respond to of 120415
 
Wrong again. JBII have a patent would be STUPID for the same reason Coca-cola does NOT have a patent on the formula for their product.

Comparison with patents
To acquire a patent, full information about the method or product has to be supplied to the patent office and upon publication or issuance, will then be available to all. After expiration of the patent, competitors can copy the method or product legally. The temporary monopoly on the subject matter of the patent is regarded as a quid pro quo for thus disclosing the information to the public.

Here's some basic reading to help you:

idea2invention.com