[Jewelry making - Article 00833] - Re: [Orchid] Patent Process

[BBoone5619]

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James, 

    In stating about the claims being the only thing that matters, I was
    referring to when you are checking into whether your invention is
    infringing on someone else's patent.  Obviously, the wording of the
    entire patent is very important when applying for one, but in
    checking on other patents, to find out if you're infringing, only
    the claims have the legal definition of what that invention is.  You
    don't have to spend time reading the whole patent to know if you
    infringe or not.  You don't even have to spend time reading the
    dependant claims if the independant claim that they are based on
    doesn't infringe.  My point was to save time in going through dozens
    of patents. 

    For designing around patents, even the big corporations leave
    themselves open.  If a part says that it gets riveted, a mechanical
    engineer knows other methods such as electron beam welding, friction
    welding, or whatever.  That's what they go to school to learn. 
    Having been in R&D in an industry that has been around a long time
    and didn't change much, you constantly have to ask yourself, "Is
    there a different way to do this thing that the industry has done
    for all these years?"  I have over a dozen patents with several
    others stopped for financial decisions, so I'm not new to the game. 

    In my reference to what the product can do for the manufacturer's
    bottom line, it would be foolish to claim that it will make them
    millions.  In approaching a manufacturer, I'm saying it would make
    more sense than talking about the quadrillions of permutations for a
    Rubik's type cube, they would be more interested in part costs,
    assembly costs, and cycle times.  I was not as manufacturer oriented
    as I am now, so my point was that I can see that they would prefer a
    more numbers based presentation. 

Bruce Boone
Boone Titanium Rings
www.boonerings.com

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