My understanding is that if, as the article says, Kootol has received a Notice of Allowance, this patent has been examined and will be published unless Kootol a

My understanding is that if, as the article says, Kootol has received a Notice of Allowance, this patent has been examined and will be published unless Kootol abandons it (by not paying the publication fee). Additionally, the priority date on the patent is July 22, 2005. The priority date is documented by referencing patent 878/MUM/2005[1] filed in India on that date. I believe any prior art would have to predate the priority date, not the date of filing. This does not mean that Kootol is not a patent troll or that this is a legitimate invention. I don't know what the claims in 878/MUM/2005 are, and its title reads completely insane in American English ("connecting brains to equally like brains?"). Kootol has filed for several other, similar patents[2] that cite 878/MUM/2005. I wonder if 878/MUM/2005 really backs all of these different claims, or if it is simply a vague-enough tool for them to be using to make new claims that can be applied retroactively? [1] http://india.bigpatents.org/apps/RvhMPZb http://india.bigpatents.org/apps/RvhMPZb [2] http://ip.com/patapp/US20100030734 http://ip.com/patapp/US20100030734