Subject: Re: [permaculture] Exploding the myth of patents and copyright
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:45:22 -0800 (PST)
--- On Wed, 3/7/12, dwoodard@becon.org <dwoodard@becon.org> wrote:
> ...lawyers have been allowed to make it as difficult
> as possible to understand how an invention works
According to the clarity requirement, an invention needs to be described
clearly and without ambiguity so that a person skilled in the art can carry
it out.
> ... i.e. disclosure in the public interest
> is no longer a function of the system
You can only get a patent for what is disclosed, not for what is not
disclosed.