At 07:12 AM 6/14/2002 -0700, you wrote: >There is no such thing as a "world wide patent". True... there is no one patent or copyright law recognized world wide BUT the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) enables an applicant to seek protection for an invention in a large number of signatory countries by the filing of a single application. Additionally, there are many bilateral treaties and international conventions (I.E... Bern, Rome, WIPO, TRIPS, and the EURO agreements, etc.) which can afford individual and corporate copyright and patent protection recognized in North America, South America, most of Europe and parts of Asia and the Pacific Rim. Dave East Englewood -------------------------- "I'm getting a little tired of politicians trying to prove how 'moderate' and 'centrist' they are by taking more of my money and freedom. Where's this center -- somewhere between Lenin and Stalin?" -- Ann Coulter
