[Leaplist] Patent Infringement

[William A. Mahaffey III]

Homer Whittaker wrote:
>
> I have a  question on the same general topic, but down a different 
> avenue.
>
> In many of the copy writed text-books and scientific topic books the 
> authors use formula in obtaining or formulating answers to the topic 
> they are writing about.
>
> The exact formula may be built to get answers to their text book 
> problems, but the make up of the formula (X + X = 2X) may go back to 
> High School math.
>
> Are such formulations valid patentable writings and if so/not are 
> there any HOWTO's or whatever on such?
>
> Homer Whittaker
>
>
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Patents (at least constitutionally) only go for 17 years .... I think 
you're OK w/ X + X = 2X :-) ....


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	William A. Mahaffey III

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