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Patent granted for plantar fasciitis "system"

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by NewsBot, Apr 22, 2014.

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    SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF PLANTAR FASCIITIS
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  2. wdd

    wdd Well-Known Member

    I just copied the following from a site on patents.

    Meaning of Novel, Nonobvious, and Useful

    New and Novel: For a United States patent the invention must never have been made public in any way, anywhere in the world, a year before the date on which an application for a patent is filed. In other countries, you have no one year grace period and require absolute novelty.
    Original and Nonobvious: An invention involves an inventive step if, when compared with what is already known, it would not be obvious to someone with a good knowledge and experience of the subject, for example, if you just make cosmetic changes that is obvious.
    Useful: This means that the invention must take the practical form of an apparatus or device, it has to do something.


    Does the above represent something that is non-obvious? Is it really more than a cosmetic modification? Where is the inventive step? Surely it can only represent an inventive step in Lilliput?

    Bill
     
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    Here is a variation on the above patent that was just granted:
     

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  4. I like this one....looks like a Low-Dye Strap!
     
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