Re: [tlug] Nice reply by Torvalds

["Keith Bawden" <keith@example.com>]

On 5/17/07, Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen@example.com> wrote:
> Josh Glover writes:
>
>  > I seriously doubt this, for all reasonable definitions of "minimal".
>  > Has anyone reading this thread ever been involved in a patent search?
>  > How much time, effort, and money did it take?
>
> I have, as one of those asked about prior art.  My lawyer estimates a
> useful search for one potential patentable idea costs about $25,000.

I have no idea how patents really work, but would that $24 k be for a
global patent search or only for patents applicable in one
area/country?

Regards, Keith