Mailing to prove conception

It goes even further than that.&

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 7:54:20 GMT

It goes even further than that. Note that "who invented it first" only really comes up when BOTH parties have actually filed a patent application and are arguing about priority. If you are not going to file the application in a timely fashio

Ah....the old "follow the money

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 7:54:20 GMT

Ah....the old "follow the money" logic. That`s a really good point, about how although you could prove conception in an objective universe (where people agree that the US Mail is unaffected), so wha

here is a rationale: if th

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 7:54:20 GMT

here is a rationale: if the federal government is going to give you a legally important "date" it wants you to mail the proof of conception to THEM with a CHECK instead of to yourself. That way, THEY get paid. It`s the basic pay-to-pla

let`s hope it dies a quick death

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 7:54:20 GMT

let`s hope it dies a quick death. I have issued a challenge to anybody that can provide a court case that proves otherwise - it won`t happen.

Ah.......and so ano

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 7:54:20 GMT

Ah.......and so another myth bites the dust. Thanks James, for putting this into its own post. All my life I`ve heard the above, about mailing to yourself, and figured it made sense so p

The legal standards to prove "co

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 7:54:20 GMT

The legal standards to prove "conception" of an invention are discussed in Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) 2138.04 and Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) 715.07. Mailing anything to yourself