The Meaning of Lila by John Forgetta and L.A. Rose for December 02, 2021

The minister can still use them.

Lila can kiss that job good-bye.

I would not have guessed she ever darkened a church door. But, hey, an excuse to gussy up and get current on the gossip; if nothing else.

“That was a rhetorical question!”

“We don’t do rhetorical…”

I love how people sometimes think the IP system works. No company would attempt to do something like this, even the scummiest of the scummiest, simply because they are opening themselves up to MASSIVE legal costs, delays, and waste of resources.

If the patent is pending, then ownership of the idea has been established. The only thing that can be debated now is whether the existing patents already cover the idea or the idea is obvious to one skilled in the art. And that’s done by the USPTO.

The best that the competitor can hope for is that the claims set of the pending patent (which is published) somehow doesn’t cover something or states requirements that can be omitted.

Let’s not even raise the issues of FDA approval or manufacturability.

And yes, I have several patents.

Don’t worry Lila, you still gave something of value. (holds in laugh)

Hmm…coupons in the collection basket…hadn’t thought of that one (takes note)

And Lila’s tip to waiters is “Buy Low, Sell High!”