Several reasons for not patenting
Each part of the thing/system I've developed is well-known so, the 'prior art' portion of patent law is immediately deployed. I could get over this bit with £25k to argue it in court and I'm not sure I'd win, not because I think I'm wrong but those that would oppose the patent are multinationals - better lawyers and bottomless pockets.
I'm looking at the same sort of protection that Novax got for their 'Fanned fret' idea - there were loads of 'prior art' arguments but they still managed to get protection which meant they could charge royalties to everyone using the system.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 12:19, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

That's still a patent not copyright.
And I'm afraid it doesn't matter who you're up against, it'll cost you tens to hundreds of thousands to produce and defend a patent IF the thing you've protected is actually worth anything. It's thousands just to even submit one.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 13:28, Reply)