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<blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 527078" data-attributes="member: 945">Very interesting.&nbsp; No, it's not a game mechanic, it's a physical thing, but from what I can tell, it does match claim #1 almost exactly.Here's perhaps a better analogy:Claim 1: Invention is a bookClaim 2: Invention is claim 1, and is a Romance novel.I want to write a science fiction book.&nbsp; But, is still a book.&nbsp; And, according to Glaurung, would still constitute an infringement on claim 1.And just for the record, while I do have some questions, I will pursue actual legal advice, so don't concern yourself with thinking I'm going to hold you to what you're saying.Given that, what are the legal requirements for being able to produce something that matches claim #1?&nbsp; I assume I would have to contact the company that owned the patent?&nbsp; And, they could charge me royalties to produce my &quot;science fiction&quot; book.&nbsp; Could they deny me the ability to produce my &quot;science fiction&quot; book?If I produce a &quot;science fiction&quot; book, could I produce my own patent that had the same as claim #1, but then claim #2 was &quot;as claim 1, but is a science fiction book&quot;?&nbsp; How much does a patent cost?Sorry for all the questions.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="der_kluge, post: 527078, member: 945"] Very interesting. No, it's not a game mechanic, it's a physical thing, but from what I can tell, it does match claim #1 almost exactly. Here's perhaps a better analogy: Claim 1: Invention is a book Claim 2: Invention is claim 1, and is a Romance novel. I want to write a science fiction book. But, is still a book. And, according to Glaurung, would still constitute an infringement on claim 1. And just for the record, while I do have some questions, I will pursue actual legal advice, so don't concern yourself with thinking I'm going to hold you to what you're saying. Given that, what are the legal requirements for being able to produce something that matches claim #1? I assume I would have to contact the company that owned the patent? And, they could charge me royalties to produce my "science fiction" book. Could they deny me the ability to produce my "science fiction" book? If I produce a "science fiction" book, could I produce my own patent that had the same as claim #1, but then claim #2 was "as claim 1, but is a science fiction book"? How much does a patent cost? Sorry for all the questions. :) [/QUOTE]

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