[DIYbio] Fwd: OSHW questions

From: gabriella levine <gabriella.levine@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 8:01 PM
Subject: OSHW questions
To: discuss@lists.oshwa.org

In recent weeks I've started to formulate some answers to some
questions but these are some of the questions I've been grappling
with.

0. Are there guidelines for how to "do open source hardware the right way?"
As in, how to document, where to document, what to publish, how to
effectively get community feedback etc...

1. can I patent a technology then can we also call it open source? or
is this then free tech, not open, because we would always potentially
own the rights to it, in which case that isn't honest about it being
open source?
1a. what would be the implications of getting a patent and can we make
our own stipulations to a patent (ie we can never withhold information
about it even though we own it?)?

2.would a patent or a provisional patent be something worth
considering, for protection against someone taking my technology and
patenting it?
2a.What does a patent or provisional patent do: protect against anyone
else that tries to do what we're doing?

3. could part of the technology be patented and part be open source?

4.is my technology "un-patentable" after 1 year of documentation on
line about it?
4a. what consists of publishing / documentation? online blogs, posts,
or journals..?

5.Even as open source hardware technology, do I have to be careful and
do patent research to make sure no one has patented something similar?

6. What is the benefit of an open hw corporation using license that is
hosted by another company?
6a. Who would then own the IP? What does it mean to own IP? Is oshw IP
always worth $0 because it is free and open to the public?

7. Would there be a benefit to having a specific open source license
for different companies with slightly different needs or one general
license that works for many cases? What licenses already exist for
oshw and what are the differences between them?
-how do I know what is right for my technology?

Id love to hear feedback and would also love to share some of the
stuff I've been learning

gaby


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