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If I owned a patent on an algorithm to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit and visa versa, would you have to pay me royalties in order to use it in you spreadsheet ? If the spread sheet supplier created an function CtoF for example that used the formula, under licence from me, but you preferred to use the formula directly would you be in violation (even though patent royalties where covered in the provided function) ? I suspect you would have to pay the royalties, but does anyone know the full ramifications of such ? For example could it be thrown out on Public Domain grounds even if I held a legitimate patent ? And if so could I (putting my white hat on now) be sneaky and publish a whole load of patented algorithms on the Web (thus making them public domain) and thus nullify the whole patent issue ? Yes I accept the last point would lead to my prosecution but then you would all help me pay the fine / visit me in jail if I did this for the common good (justice and freedom) right ? And most absurd question of all, if I owned the patent of something and then made it public domain myself could I be prosecuted ? I guess only if I brought a case against myself but I just don't know where the law stands ! RFC please Surely if the above could be demonstrated to the general public as an example of how stupid things could get then this would activate the public interest into doing something ..... possibly ? Tom. Information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is the intended solely for the person ( or persons) to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender, and please delete the message from your system immediately. The views in this message are personal, they are not necessarily those of Torbay Council
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