Inventor loses patent & invention Singapore

Wed 25 Jan

Who dares invent for SG after this? Frankly, a man in his 50s should have known better. Furthermore, a doctor. That's why I always say doctors & professors are stupid. I don't know what kind of smooth-talking was done between Mindef & him. But didn't he read the news on the things that the military does?

Even in the bus, I have eavesdropped on a case about how the military handles matters. Two guys were talking & it was illuminating to hear.

It's funny in the article, Dr Ting says, "I have lost all faith, trust in and respect for institutions.”. Sounds like he was born yesterday.  Of all institutions, you invent something for the military. And expect due reward? The reward you get is loss of the invention & your patent is thrown out. Everything is theirs & you didn't invent anything, plus you lost money fighting it.

Well. I have lost all faith, trust & respect in doctors after finding out that they are licenced killers.

This case, what is even more "interesting" is the mention of the law being changed at the drop of a hat, to suit the occasion.

Better to have invented something for the US instead. At least, they respect patent & copyright laws.

Thomas Edison didn't have any problems with his thousands of patents. That's because he was a shrewd businessman on top of being an inventor. Plus, he wasn't all that clean... If someone stole his patent, I think he will kill that person. He already sent gangs to shoot rivals in the film industry until the US government stopped him. Little known fact?


https://sg.news.yahoo.com/comment-sad-case-of-inventor-caught-in-mindef-muddle-023830017.html

“I feel betrayed,” inventor and doctor Ting Choon Meng, 57, said as he looked back on his six-year legal battle over the patent of his invention, a safety vehicle to be used during military emergencies. In an emotional interview, he added, “I have lost all faith, trust in and respect for institutions.” 

Ting’s fight with the Defence Ministry goes back to the surprise that awaited him at the National Day Parade in 2011, an annual event that is a proud moment for every citizen. Not for Ting. Actually, that was where his nightmare started: he saw what he claims was his invention taking pride of place in the march past. 

To cut a long story short, an angry Dr Ting went to court for what he felt was an infringement of his patent. He gave up his fight half way because the legal bills kept mounting. “I can’t remember the exact amount but it’s around $200,000.”

Mindef maintained that it did not infringe any patent, since the patent was not valid in the first place.

Part Two of the saga came four years later when in an interview with The Online Citizen he let fly at the ministry.

Both the website and Ting were taken to court over the resulting article under the Protection from Harassment Act (POHA), an anti-harassment law.

On the very day of the verdict, the Law Ministry weighed in with a hint that POHA could be changed. One of Ting’s lawyers, Eugene Thuraisingam, said: “I expect the government to change the law.”

In response to the Workers’ Party urging authorities not to amend POHA, the Ministry of Law issued a statement on Monday (23 January) to clarify that the government “does not intend to amend POHA to protect itself from harassment”.

At the same time, it said that the case brought against Ting was not about harassment, but false statements. “The government needs to take steps to protect the public and Singapore’s institutions from the very real dangers posed by the spread of false information.”

Spread of false information... Mm hm.