Edit - Software Engineering Stack Exchange

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

true unless a provisional patent was filed. I am not a lawyer, but as far as I understand those can be filed and refiled indefinitely and it's impossible to know if one has been filed because their contents aren't made public.

Ami
– Ami

2011-06-28 01:04:28 +00:00
Commented Jun 28, 2011 at 1:04
@Ami, a Provisional Patent only lasts one year. To my knowledge you cannot re-file them (though it might depend on the type of thing being patented. A Provisional Patent only "saves your spot" in the patent line while you get a real patent filed.

Xeoncross
– Xeoncross

2011-06-28 16:49:34 +00:00
Commented Jun 28, 2011 at 16:49
see: wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/paris/trtdocs_wo020.html#P83_6610 article 4.C (4)

Ami
– Ami

2011-06-28 17:03:46 +00:00
Commented Jun 28, 2011 at 17:03

Add a comment |

Correct minor typos or mistakes
Clarify meaning without changing it
Add related resources or links
Always respect the author’s intent
Don’t use edits to reply to the author

create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)

<https://example.com>

[example](https://example.com)

<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

formatting help »
answering help »