Would it hold up in court if you were granted a patent, but it was reasonably well known that the original was created well before the patent, as well as if the original creator's name was widely known for the creation?
2007-01-01 17:13:08 · 3 answers · asked by brent 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
What if you cleaned it up so that it was more perfect than the original ever was due to recreating w/ computers.
2007-01-01 17:16:24 · update #1
Yes, however it would be best, for legal purposes, if you used a 'white box' technique
2007-01-01 17:18:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it would not hold up in court, unless you modified the original significantly enough to make a completely different product.
2007-01-01 17:17:01 · answer #2 · answered by supensa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, the existence of the product you reversed engineered constitutes prior art.
2007-01-01 17:14:33 · answer #3 · answered by snarkysmug 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋