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Old 07-22-2011, 02:14 AM   #91 (permalink)
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Patent protection is probably long gone by now.

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And the patents only apply if you're selling it. If you use the idea for a personal one-off item, you're fine.
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And the patents only apply if you're selling it. If you use the idea for a personal one-off item, you're fine.
That's all true, but you're forgetting that this is the "aero trunklid project" thread where I proved to myself and any who followed that my fabrication skills are not a whole lot further developed than about 6th or 7th grade science! Not yet, anyway.
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Old 07-22-2011, 03:37 PM   #94 (permalink)
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That's all true, but you're forgetting that this is the "aero trunklid project" thread where I proved to myself and any who followed that my fabrication skills are not a whole lot further developed than about 6th or 7th grade science! Not yet, anyway.
Ha, thanks for the laugh! ( I know you are kidding)

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