[clug] Today In Stupid: US6025810: Hyper-light-speed antenna?

[steve jenkin]

Simon Pascal Klein wrote on 8/4/09 11:52 PM:


> It doesn’t have to work, nor even be real to be patented?
> 
> 
> —Pascal


Yep, you don't have to build one to file a patent.

Patents have to be "novel, non-obvious and useful". FTL qualifies.

In return for being granted a monopoly (the patent), 'full disclosure'
is required. Failure to disclose is cause of action to challenge a
patent. FTL may fail there.

In Australia, Patent Office won't accept "Perpetual Motion" designs.
There is some sanity.
If you can show FTL results in "Perpetual Motion", that'd be cause to
throw it out.

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