tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post2504355565669678331..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: E-Cig Wars!Dick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-81779134030358414312014-03-12T11:16:10.938+00:002014-03-12T11:16:10.938+00:00As the original patent was taken out in the 1960&#...As the original patent was taken out in the 1960's in the USA and later dis-guarded, the technology was in the public domain, and it is questionable whether anything which has already been released into the public domain can be protected by patent, also each country in which it is sold has to have separate country patents [ someone grabbed the patent in Spain a few weeks ago and tried to hold the resellers to ransom]. The litigation might scare some but will be very difficult to police if it is upheld as the technology is moving so fast and is very innovative.keith stammersnoreply@blogger.com