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1/16/12, 1:37 pm

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Can i sue an inventor for having the same or similar idea but i never pursued my idea and now i see that idea in production?

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Next time pursue your idea....

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Michael Stone

No. The patent system is designed and intended to reward those who make their great ideas public by affording them an o...

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Bryan Whipple

Both attorneys above are right on point. Mere ideas are not protected by patent or even copyright law. Although an ide...

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Jim Betinol

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