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Alpha Minerals Inc > FCU patent application
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Post by toriddog on Jul 17, 2013 11:07am

FCU patent application

Solver are you familiar with requirements for a new patent to be approved? Why not post your concerns with FCU on the FCU board. These are smart guys and would have researched the requirements before applying
In regard to your comment on AMW not diluting shares, I held a lot of ESO shares which were consolidated to the new AMW. It seems to me this helps if you need to raise funds but may not be that attractive if you have the cash for operations like FCU does.
I think most shareholders of these companies hold both stocks.  I am trying to understand why posts are made promoting one over the other when the main asset and future of both is very much dependant on the sucess of the PLS discovery. This is a 50/50 deal and results will greatly affect both regardless of how they manage there own operations.
Comment by Solver on Jul 17, 2013 3:05pm
torriddog: I have had the occasion to be involved with several patent applications over the years, and the process is usually quite long, involved, expensive and to say the least....frustrating.  Also unless the invention is unique and totally unknown, others can by pass your invention/patent and dividends easily by just making a few changes to the process or item.  It has happened ...more  
Comment by bridgetonowhere on Jul 18, 2013 1:39am
Nobody at this point can claim to know how successful FCU's patent application will be, but FCU management would be derelict in their duty to their shareholders if they failed to initiate an application simply because the process can be ardous.   Patents can be valuable and companies like Wi-Lan, for example, exist only because they can license their portfolio.  AMW shareholders as ...more  
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