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Re: Life Goals

Kevin — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:00:15 -0000

Come to beijing and Let me show you the best spot of great wall. :)

Re: Life Goals

Kevin Cheng — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:13:23 -0000

Hey Dannie, it was great meeting you at SHiFT. I guess one doesn't want to patent when you want to really keep it secret like the Coke thing. The one I have in preparation is not actually quite that worthy, but I'll take what I can get. I'm not really sure why it's a goal other than, "hey, that'd be cool".

For those that are joining this discussion, Dannie spoke at the conference I was at in Lisbon about patents and software. I unfortunately wasn't able to attend that particular session so I'm glad she's posted the slides!

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Dannie Jost — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:50:13 -0000

While plowing through my own list of todos, I found yours as you are one those on my list to contact with something about comics and patents.

So, you want to patent something!
Great, there is much that can be patented, even software.

Although ultimately software will finally find its natural place as a language that instructs machines and will fall out of the patenting circus, this will take some time, so if your patent is going to involve software, you do not have to hurry. Just make it something really clever. But then it it is something really clever, you may not want to patent it. Remember, Coca-Cola did not patent its formula. They were damn smart, whoever those they were that made that decision.

In my uncondition blog you will find the presentation slides from SHIFT and the link to the WIPO comic brochures about patents.

Great to have met you in Lisbon.