On 07/14/2012 09:20 PM, Mitch Davis wrote:
I did some reading to try and find the answer, and well, I'm quite surprised.
It appears that in the USA at least, copyright on PCB layout is very
weak, existing only in the artistic side of a design. The part of the
design that exists because of utility (which is what Sudipta wants
with the board's RF characteristics) isn't protected. See response 6:
The idea is to make a patent required to employ the excess of lawyers in the USA.
Some here will remember Don Lancaster ( used to have columns in many electronicss magazines ) who has written the definitive advise on this subject.
see:
Patent Avoidance
Patent when?
Patent why?
Note my tag line... It isn't a joke.
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