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Yes, my personal opinion is that enablement is not a true requirement in the US. I think a lot of problems with the current patent system would be helped by mak
by _ggwa 4y ago
Yes, my personal opinion is that enablement is not a true requirement in the US. I think a lot of problems with the current patent system would be helped by making the law stricter about enablement and also giving the USPTO more resources (money, in particular) so that examiners can enforce the enablement requirement.
Also, to be clear: Patents legally aren't for laypeople. They're for people working in the field of the invention.
- AstralStorm 4y agoMost patents omit crucial details to actually reproduce the invention. This is especially important in case of pharmaceutical and chemical patents. Full hardware and conditions are not documented nearly as well as a typical grad paper, which already tend to have holes. "Software" patents, often similarly omit "irrelevant" modules. Chocking it to "a specialist can make the module from scratch" is insufficient and should never be allowed. In addition, a lot of the patents, due to lacking the details, are obvious as written to a specialist, just the details are not.