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You've got one lengthy means plus function independent claim. That is typically a poor claim. Means plus function severely limit claims despite sounding very br
by rhino369 11y ago
You've got one lengthy means plus function independent claim. That is typically a poor claim. Means plus function severely limit claims despite sounding very broad.
- lisper 11y agoYes, of course it's a poor claim. The whole patent is bogus. That's the whole point.
- rhino369 11y agoI mean poor in terms of how good it is to assert against someone. You can easily get a really narrow useless patent, but that doesn't cause any problems.
- lisper 11y agoThat's true. But you can also get a really broad bogus patent. I happened not to do that, but many others have, and that does cause problems. The point is just that the actual bar for getting a patent -- any patent -- is very low if you know how to play the game.