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• dgarrett 5y ago
  That’s pretty standard text in tech patent. What exactly would it mean to file a patent “as a joke?”
  • xpuente 5y ago
    No. Those figures are pretty "standard". Neither AMD or Intel have "invented" an OOO processor. Those figures mean nothing. Are the standard "big" boxes in any modern processor. The key details are inside. E.g., https://uspto.report/patent/grant/10,282,296 https://uspto.report/patent/grant/10,282,296
• thayne 5y ago
  But it was accepted? It wouldn't be the first time a patent for something absurd was granted.
  • Ygg2 5y ago
    It can't be worse than patenting laser as cat exercise tool. This is not a joke.
• resoluteteeth 5y ago
  It doesn't work that way. It's one thing to cite it as prior art, but if they are listing it as an example embodiment of their invention then the patent is invalid. The idea of filing a patent application as a "joke" is nonsense.