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Originally Posted by JackN
I am not a lawyer, and am in no way involved with VEX, but I do not see an infringement anywhere in here. The patent seems to be discussing the idea of Coopertition, not of any specific application.
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Sorry, thanks for playing. You cannot patent an idea. Patents are
only granted for a specific application. The Coopetition patent is for the specific application of enticing teams to win while still helping their opponent to earn a high score.
The Clean Sweep game rules obviously infringe on the patent. However, I'm pretty sure the main point of this particular patent is to
publicize the invention, and FIRST isn't at all likely to refuse other organizations the right to use it.
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13-05-2009, 10:01
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