You state:
that he or she can exploit to earn a return on
investment
Yes... can in the sense of:
I can learn to pilot an
aircraft and fly
The possibility is there. But the fact that it is a
possibility is no guarantee that it'll happen. I could be prevented for many
reasons including a medical condition which disallows such changes in air
pressure.
I'm clearly not saying "they don't have an opportunity to earn
a profit". They clearly do have such an opportunity when they have a monopoly
on said product.
What I am saying is that there is no guarantee that "one
will recover R&D costs". With you contuing to argue against my clear point,
I assume you disagree and hold the view that "a patent is supposed to guarantee
a return".
You have stated your position clearly, and I have stated mine.
We'll just have to accept we disagree on that point.
With regards your
question:
What is there to discover but laws and
products of nature?
hmmmmm?
Sorry - that's not as important as:
process, machine,
manufacture, or composition of matter
If what you are trying to invent does
not fall into one of those four categories (or does fall into the exceptions)
then whether or not the "whatever" is "new and useful" or "invented/discovered"
doesn't matter.
If you disagree with the exceptions:
laws of nature,
physical phenomena, and abstract ideas.
Then your best course of action is
to convince someone who can do something about it:
Congress!
Arguing
with me - a nobody that is not even a US Citizen - is a waste of your time and
effort.
In case your under a mistaken impression - even though I keep
saying it from time to time - IANAL. I'm not part of any legal profession in
any country. My statements are my own opinions and any interpretations of Law
are as I view them based on the authorings of the Supremes.
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