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RE: [RC] Patent law- if it isn't your idea - Alice YovichI have had one of his bitless bridles and I ended up reselling it b/c it was not working for my horse. I have wondered though if he can stop others from selling theirs b/c every catalog has one and they are a little different. I'm thinking that the idea can't be patented, but the name can be. Of course, i'm not an attorney and don't KNOW. I'm just thinking about the guy who sells a bridle who says he's not affiliated with Dr. Cook and Dr. Cook's website had the same disclaimer about the other guy. Something about Spirit horse.At 08:43 AM 1/30/04 -0800, you wrote: I can tell you from experience (as a patent holder, not an attorney), that legal challenges to patents are very expensive for both parties. It is likely that if Dr Cook is insecure at all about the validity of his patent, he would refrain from taking you to court...he could end up paying all court costs.
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