Kirk Morrison on sun 2 feb 97
On 1 Feb 97 at 15:10, Anna D'Aste wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Shep Mallory wrote:
> >
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > WE NEED YOUR HELP TO FIGHT AN OPPRESSIVE PATENT THREATENING TO KILL THE
> > MOSAIC ART IN THE PHILIPPINES.
> > In 1994 the Philippine Patent Authority granted a patent which covers every
> > use of ceramic tile for mosaic on furniture, accessories and architectural
> > components. This single company can now stop anyone from making mosaic
> > designs using ceramic tile on any substrate other than concrete. For
> > example, if tile is glued to a plywood base on a table top, it infringes on
> > the patent. (For your reference, the actual patent claim is included at the
> > end of this message.)
> >
>
> > PATENT CLAIM AS IT IS WRITTEN IN THE PATENT:
> > This is what they say they originated.
> >
> > "The construction of a ceramic tile installation on surfaces of non-concrete
> > substrate base material adapted to form part of furniture, accessories,
> > architectural components and the like, comprising an arrangement of ceramic
> > tiles securely inlaid and adhesively bonded in place on surfaces of
> > respective non-concrete substrate base material with use of adhesives and
> > grout filling up the gaps in between said inlaid tiles."
>
>
> I just find a patent like that so ludicrous, I don't know anyone
> personally who mosaics except myself an I just do it for myself at the
> moment but I have this great book called "The Mosaic Book" maybe you know
> it already it is by Peggy Vance and Cella Goodrick-Clarke. Anyway it was
> first published 1994 so the people who show the examples in the book must
> have been doing it longer than that. And alot of what is done in the book
> is on wood. I hope that helps ( the isbn # is 1-85029-658-8). Let us
> know what happens good luck! Anna
>
Well I did some back in the '80's including a silicon glue and grout,
which would invalidate there claim as the technique was around then and
it would have to be a new method, to be a valid patent. I did one on
a wood and leather table. Pardon me I think I will go file a patent on
Clay bodies, if they are granting silly patents." and now for
something completely different" This sounds like a bad Monty Python
Skit and it would be funny if it wasn't so serious, I wonder what the
Romans would say about this.
Kirk
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