Coal and coal-mining by Smyth Warington W. (Warington Wilkinson) 1817-1870

Author:Smyth, Warington W. (Warington Wilkinson), 1817-1870
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Coal, Coal mines and mining -- Great Britain
Publisher: London, Strahan
Published: 1869-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

§53] ENGINEERS' HANDBOOK ON PATENTS

covering the standard machine, which-he reads, but the reading of which sheds little light. Neither his training as an engineer nor his experience with his patent attorney in the past seem to help him. Then why not take it to the patent attorney and let him settle it? For a very simple reason: The attorney can help him only after he has designed the new machine, so that it may be compared with the patent. In other words, in order to make use of his attorney, he must " go it blind," design his machine, and then very likely find that his gray matter and time have been wasted. The first and main purpose of this chapter is, therefore, to enable the engineer to mark the limits of the claims of a patent — the actual limits — before he starts designing or inventing, and then design or invent to a purpose.

Again, the engineer needs to understand generally the subject of claim construction in order to cooperate with his patent attorney; and also to read understandingly the reports and opinions of attorneys and experts regarding the scope and construction of claims.

In the third place, the engineer must be able 140

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