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| | | I will be teaching a course on Information Technology Law in the Computer Science Department at the College of Charleston next semester. Having recently purchased (mainly for my own entertainment) a Lego Mindstorms Robotics Invention kit, it (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: Lego patents —Steve Baker
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| | | | | (...) The basic lego brick patent has expired (hence MegaBloks and other low grade wannabe's). Dunno about your other questions though. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> URLs : (8 URLs) (23 years ago, 23-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: Lego patents —Richard Jenkins
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| | | | | I am not entirely sure what you are asking about, but maybe this will help... I met a guy at Brickfest earlier this year named John Barnes. John makes aftermarket sensors for Mindstorms, using third party electronics, but a modified Lego(TM) brick. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego patents —John Barnes
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| | | | | | I did indeeed have a talk with Brad Justus amongst others at Brickfest. He was very positive about what we are trying to do with the caveat that Lego holds various patents, trademarks and copyrights which they guard closely, not surprisingly. Any (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: Lego patents —Allan Bedford
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| | | | (...) Just be sure that in your class you refer to them as "LEGO bricks" and not LEGOs. To do so would be doing your students a disservice. :) (...) This question isn't clear to me. Are you asking if someone can obtain a patent (or at least build a (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: Lego patents —Scott D. Yelich
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| | | | | (...) Actually, the distinction is simple... the legos are what is used to implement the invention -- the patent would surely not claim that the invention is due to the legos and is confined to existing only when implemented with legos. With that (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego patents —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) This bears repeating, and ought to be heeded by those who wish to teach IP law or speak about it and be taken seriously... the correct term is a lot closer to "LEGO(r) brick" or "LEGO brand building element" than it is to "legos", and if you (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: Lego patents —Steve Baker
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| | | | (...) That can't be true. You are saying that you couldn't patent a machine because it's made from standard parts? People patent electronic devices made from off-the-shelf logic chips all the time. I don't see any legal reason why a Lego machine (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: Lego patents —Allan Bedford
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| | | | (...) Not at all. What I'm saying is that just putting a bunch of LEGO bricks together does not qualify something as a device which can be patented. Now if that LEGO construction can remove cancerous tumours without leaving any scars.... now that's (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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