[rollei_list] Re: OT - "Praise don't pay the bills" (was: "NIH Syndrome" (was: Liquid Lenses))

  • From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:39:33 -0500

Ardeshir,

> > Praise don't pay the bills Ardie. Get it patented.
>
> Yeah, praise don't pay the bills, but patents don't pay them either! In
> fact they drain the bank account to the tune of thousands of bucks.

And they might not be granted, and even if they are granted, they might not
be defensible.  A patent, though granted, doesn't mean it is valid.  It only
becomes truly valid when it's tried in court, and is found to be valid.

Austin



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