Quote Originally Posted by Compro01 View Post
Yes, but given that the USPTO doesn't seem to be paying any attention to prior art these days, you'd end up having to spend kilodollars in court to get it tossed out.
True, the burden is on you to enforce it. I wonder if the OP is confusing patents with copyrights. Most of the stuff you see on Shapeways and Sculpteo, etc., isn't patentable.

Steve S