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Oh, your fantasy world. You should have said so. (n/t)

Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 22 2013 @ 04:20 PM EDT

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Your patent fails

Authored by: cricketjeff on Monday, April 22 2013 @ 04:43 PM EDT

A Method of trapping a mouse, the method comprising:
luring the mouse into a trap zone;
detecting the presence of the mouse within the trap zone; and
activating a trap mechanism, thereby trapping the mouse.

The title is "A method for trapping a mouse" thus the problem to be
considered is that a mouse needs trapping, since your patent encompasses all
methods for trapping a mouse it must perforce be obvious to any man skilled in
the art. You cannot (no you are not supposed to be able to) specify a problem
and patent any solution to that problem you must specify non-obvious solutions
that improve the art.

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There is nothing in life that doesn't look better after a good cup of tea.

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If it was obvious - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 22 2013 @ 04:56 PM EDT
- By that reasoning..... - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 22 2013 @ 06:08 PM EDT
  - By that reasoning..... - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 09:54 AM EDT
    - "ground breaking concept" - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 10:10 AM EDT
    - By that reasoning..... - Authored by: PJ on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 10:19 AM EDT
      - By that reasoning..... - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 10:49 AM EDT
  - as for overlapping patents - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 09:58 AM EDT
    - All the above: The system is broken - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 12:39 PM EDT
      - All the above: The system is broken - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 12:44 PM EDT
        I don't think I have that backwards at all - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 04:55 PM EDT
        That's not possible - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 24 2013 @ 10:11 AM EDT
        And yet, the impossible is happening - go figure - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 24 2013 @ 11:59 AM EDT
        And yet, the impossible is happening - go figure - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 24 2013 @ 12:52 PM EDT
        ROFL - so even Lawyers don't know the Law..... - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 24 2013 @ 01:55 PM EDT
        YOU just mis represented what I said. - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 24 2013 @ 02:40 PM EDT
        I didn't mis represent what you said - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 24 2013 @ 03:32 PM EDT
        Yes you did. - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, April 25 2013 @ 07:29 AM EDT
        Accusations without evidence don't work here - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, April 25 2013 @ 09:43 AM EDT
- If it was obvious - Authored by: cricketjeff on Monday, April 22 2013 @ 06:18 PM EDT
  - If it was obvious - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 09:59 AM EDT
    - If it was obvious - Authored by: cricketjeff on Wednesday, April 24 2013 @ 07:15 AM EDT
      - fails what test? - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 24 2013 @ 10:23 AM EDT

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