alt.energy.renewable

As a now global civilization we are coming to the point where our
very survival will depend upon the technology that is currently locked
up in patents. Many of these are not being used for many different
reasons. Inventors tend to want to do it all themselves so they hold
on tight to their patents even though most of them never find the
capitol to implement them. If a technology is a threat to an existing
large industry it is often bought out and then shelved simply because
they have already invested billions in the old technology. The
military and spy agencies often buy out and classify inventions that
could revolutionize particular industries and sometimes the world. By
so doing, The often retard the development of the state of the art for
decades.Governmental organizations tend to use a patent that has a
broad range of potential applications for a single application and
then forgets about it. Even the few technologies that make it to
market are often applied in such a narrow way or on such a small scale
as to have little or no impact. What a waste!!!

Another way current patent law hurts the greater good is that
applications that require multiple patented technologies are often
impossible to implement because of either high legal overhead or the
fact that many patent holders often want it all and/or just won't play
ball.Patentes are often not commercializable on their own or are
better when be couple with other patented technologies.

If we are to survive we need to be able to use something like eminent
domain to open up energy technology to everyone, or have an "if you
don't use it you loose it" policy for all patents. Also patent hording
for "premium" markets should not be allowed. Anything that is not
mass produced for public consumption should be opened up to
competition. When that happens however, the patent holders should get
paid a % off the back end. We need to wake up and recongnize that
the simplistic technology ownership dynamics of yesteryear no longer
work in a rapidlyevolving global techiculture.


PS. I could not get your link to work.


On Jan 26, 9:00 pm, "jim" wrote:
> Here's a great idea for building more energy-efficient homes. And, as a
> fellow inventor, I understand the use of patents quite well. But, when it
> comes down to a patented concept that could do so much good to reduce the
> increasing need for energy in heating and cooling homes, I sometimes wonder
> if the greater good would not be served by some public or private program to
> compensate the inventors and release it to the general public.
>
> http://www.enertia.com/Science/HowItWorks/tabid/68/Default.aspx
>
> jim