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The patent examiner looks like he specializes in highly technical video compression, image stabilizing and the like. This particular patent looks completely ou
by brohee 13y ago
The patent examiner looks like he specializes in highly technical video compression, image stabilizing and the like.
This particular patent looks completely out of his usual field of expertise.
See for yourself http://patents.justia.com/examiner/nhon-diep http://patents.justia.com/examiner/nhon-diep
- a3n 13y agoHe probably had to go to lunch, and it was faster to stamp "Approved" than to justify disapproval.
- CamperBob2 13y agoExactly. Just as with legislators and judges, there is no incentive whatsoever for a patent examiner to exhibit competence. They get paid the same, win, lose or draw. When they screw up, it's always somebody else's problem.
- moocowduckquack 13y agoI sometimes think that the people in the patent office decided to just pass the stupidest shit as deliberate sabotage in a noble attempt to destroy the system from the inside by making it all seem utterly ridiculous. And they decided that 30 years ago but unfortunately nobody was paying attention and now it just seems normal.