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> also how someone patented a "method for exercising cats" It appears that USPTO has issued it several times [0]: 6505576 Pet Toy 6557495 Laser Pet Toy
by 0xmohit 10y ago
> also how someone patented a "method for exercising cats"
It appears that USPTO has issued it several times [0]:
6505576 Pet Toy
6557495 Laser Pet Toy
6651591 Automatic laser pet toy and exerciser
6701872 Method and apparatus for automatically exercising a curious animal
[0] http://www.freepatentsonline.com/crazy.html http://www.freepatentsonline.com/crazy.html
- dogweather 10y agoIdea, which is 50/50 art and political action: we patent a method for submitting patents, involving computers and the internet. It acts to block people from submitting new patents and so bring the whole irrationality of the US patent system to the foreground.
- ilostmykeys 10y agoDucking Genius!