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Seems like the reason the US patent system is so fucked-up is the logical disconnect between the two following concepts: * The USPTO approves most patents appl
by slavak 14y ago
Seems like the reason the US patent system is so fucked-up is the logical disconnect between the two following concepts:
* The USPTO approves most patents applications without the most cursory examination by a qualified person.
* Patents granted by the USPTO are assumed to be valid unless overturned by a court of law.
You can't have it both ways and still expect a logical result.
And seriously, how the hell did #4 up there even get approved? Did the examiner rubber-stamping that mess seriously never in his entire life use Microsoft Word?
- Symmetry 14y agoAs to (4), patent attorneys earn the big bucks for writing the patents in as obfuscated a manner as possible. That lets them get the patent past the Patent Office by saying "Look how very narrow our patent is" and its granted on those grounds, but when they go to sue other companies they choose an interpretation that amounts to the text in the grandparent, so that they can sue the maximum number of people.