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   From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Lawrence D'Oliveiro   wrote:   
   >On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 22:07:57 -0500, bad sector wrote:   
   >   
   >> And what led up to it all was an earlier patent I had actually had   
   >> prosecuted by an american pattent attorney, that one cost me a LOT more   
   >> and I had my hopes up but the potential market (military) just wasn't   
   >> smart enough for my invention.   
   >   
   >Making money from patents is as likely as winning the lottery.   
      
   Making money from LICENSING patents is as likely as winning the lottery.   
   But there are plenty of other ways patents can be profitable, beginning   
   with looking very good on your resume when you're looking for employment.   
   And ending with useful publicity too.   
   --scott   
   --   
   "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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