Patent & Legal Discussion Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:55:30 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:55:30 +0000 Algae Scrubbing https://www.algaescrubbing.com/forums/patent-legal-discussion.56/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:48:27 +0000 https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/patent-legal-issues.479/ https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/patent-legal-issues.479/ invalid@example.com (Turbo) Turbo
Algae Scrubbers are a great tool for aquarium use. I think most can agree on this. Bryan Farrish, better known as Santa Monica, stated at one point that he would never patent anything. That was before he came up with the Upflow idea.

Although many have pointed out that his idea for the UAS might not really have been totally 100% original (I'll have to dig up the thread I'm thinking of) it...

Patent & Legal issues]]> 9 Sun, 29 Nov 2015 16:27:31 +0000 https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/santa-monica-appendages-wipo-pct-international.475/ https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/santa-monica-appendages-wipo-pct-international.475/ invalid@example.com (Turbo) Turbo
http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/...revFilter=&sortOption=Pub+Date+Desc&maxRec=22

I'm not a legal expert but when compared to the HOG PCT it seems this one got kind of half and half.

Personally I can't understand how he can claim textured anything, because...

Santa Monica Appendages - WIPO (PCT - International)]]> 10 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:26:56 +0000 https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/santa-monica-uas-us.478/ https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/santa-monica-uas-us.478/ invalid@example.com (Turbo) Turbo
http://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair

Select Publication Number and enter: 2013-0233779

Looks like it's still marked Ready for Examination]]> 2 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:22:21 +0000 https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/santa-monica-illumination-wipo-pct-international.477/ https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/santa-monica-illumination-wipo-pct-international.477/ invalid@example.com (Turbo) Turbo
http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/...revFilter=&sortOption=Pub+Date+Desc&maxRec=28

Looks like this one is split up all over the place. Oh well like anyone was really going to use it anyways, sounds way too complex to get another 2% growth.]]> 2 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:41:52 +0000 https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/santa-monica-uas-wipo-pct-international.476/ https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/santa-monica-uas-wipo-pct-international.476/ invalid@example.com (Turbo) Turbo
http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/...revFilter=&sortOption=Pub+Date+Desc&maxRec=13

Looks like he got the green light on the UAS from WIPO

As of November of 2013. So he's been sitting on this, anyone know why?]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:32:47 +0000 https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/santa-monica-hog-wipo-pct-international.474/ https://www.algaescrubbing.com/threads/santa-monica-hog-wipo-pct-international.474/ invalid@example.com (Turbo) Turbo
http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/...revFilter=&sortOption=Pub+Date+Desc&maxRec=34

It appears that he got the green light from WIPO on the HOG]]> 1