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| Started by | Dude Whocares <ipisgold@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2011-10-30 21:40 -0700 |
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Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Dude Whocares <ipisgold@gmail.com> - 2011-10-30 21:40 -0700
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale robert bristow-johnson <rbj@audioimagination.com> - 2011-10-31 01:38 -0400
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Vladimir Vassilevsky <nospam@nowhere.com> - 2011-10-31 01:05 -0500
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Vladimir Vassilevsky <nospam@nowhere.com> - 2011-10-31 01:05 -0500
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale "steveu" <steveu@n_o_s_p_a_m.coppice.org> - 2011-10-31 02:00 -0500
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Regis <quelavor@netscape.net> - 2011-11-01 07:10 -0700
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale fatalist <simfidude@gmail.com> - 2011-11-01 08:20 -0700
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Vladimir Vassilevsky <nospam@nowhere.com> - 2011-11-02 09:33 -0500
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Regis <quelavor@netscape.net> - 2011-11-03 03:57 -0700
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale fatalist <simfidude@gmail.com> - 2011-11-03 07:57 -0700
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale brent <bulegoge@columbus.rr.com> - 2011-11-03 10:18 -0700
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale fatalist <simfidude@gmail.com> - 2011-11-03 11:29 -0700
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale brent <bulegoge@columbus.rr.com> - 2011-11-03 18:08 -0700
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale hamilton <hamilton@nothere.com> - 2011-11-03 22:30 -0600
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2011-11-04 10:58 -0400
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale "Neil Gould" <neil@myplaceofwork.com> - 2011-11-04 10:09 -0500
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Christopher Felton <cfelton@hidem.co> - 2011-11-04 10:20 -0500
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Rick <richardcortese@gmail.com> - 2011-11-04 16:21 -0700
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Regis <quelavor@netscape.net> - 2011-11-07 02:03 -0800
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale fatalist <simfidude@gmail.com> - 2011-11-07 06:40 -0800
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Regis <quelavor@netscape.net> - 2011-11-08 07:37 -0800
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale fatalist <simfidude@gmail.com> - 2011-11-08 09:18 -0800
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale Regis <quelavor@netscape.net> - 2011-11-09 06:51 -0800
Re: Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale fatalist <simfidude@gmail.com> - 2011-11-09 07:16 -0800
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| From | Dude Whocares <ipisgold@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2011-10-30 21:40 -0700 |
| Subject | Fundamental DSP/speech processing patent for sale |
| Message-ID | <824ef77c-9f88-4a1c-84bb-834cf32aa996@h24g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> |
US Patent 7,124,075 “Methods and apparatus for pitch determination” will be auctioned as Lot 147 at the upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage Live IP Action on November 17, 2011 at The Ritz Carlton, San Francisco. The patent addresses a core problem of signal processing in general, and speech signal processing in particular: period (fundamental frequency) determination of a (quasi)-periodic signal, or pitch detection problem in speech/audio signal processing. Patented nonlinear signal processing techniques originate from chaos theory and address known limitations of traditional linear signal processing methods like FFT or correlation. Patented methods are amenable to efficient implementation in both software and hardware (FPGAs, ASICs). Forward citations include Microsoft, Mitsubishi Space Software, Broadcom, Sharp and Teradata. Visit ICAP’s website for more information: http://icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale
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| From | robert bristow-johnson <rbj@audioimagination.com> |
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| Date | 2011-10-31 01:38 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <j8lc8o$7ur$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #6562 |
so Vlad, what do you think Dmitry will get for it? maybe some patent trolls will get it and then start suing IVL or AXON or Roland or Eventide with it. i sorta wonder. -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge." On 10/31/11 12:40 AM, Dude Whocares wrote: > US Patent 7,124,075 “Methods and apparatus for pitch determination” > will be auctioned as Lot 147 at the upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage > Live IP Action on November 17, 2011 at The Ritz Carlton, San > Francisco. ...
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| From | Vladimir Vassilevsky <nospam@nowhere.com> |
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| Date | 2011-10-31 01:05 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <4EAE3AA3.2060500@nowhere.com> |
| In reply to | #6563 |
robert bristow-johnson wrote: > so Vlad, > > what do you think Dmitry will get for it? Zero, as usual. > maybe some patent trolls will get it and then start suing IVL or AXON or > Roland or Eventide with it. > > i sorta wonder. Poor fellow is out of his mind.
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| From | Vladimir Vassilevsky <nospam@nowhere.com> |
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| Date | 2011-10-31 01:05 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <4EAE3AAC.7050507@nowhere.com> |
| In reply to | #6563 |
robert bristow-johnson wrote: > so Vlad, > > what do you think Dmitry will get for it? Zero, as usual. > maybe some patent trolls will get it and then start suing IVL or AXON or > Roland or Eventide with it. > > i sorta wonder. Poor fellow is out of his mind.
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| From | "steveu" <steveu@n_o_s_p_a_m.coppice.org> |
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| Date | 2011-10-31 02:00 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <y9CdnWDDwLDo2jPTnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #6563 |
>so Vlad, > >what do you think Dmitry will get for it? > >maybe some patent trolls will get it and then start suing IVL or AXON or >Roland or Eventide with it. > >i sorta wonder. I sorta wonder if he thinks this a way to get some serious money for the patent, or his last resort after total failure to get any. The latter could explain his recent passionate, although off the mark, responses on the subject of patents. Would anyone but a troll buy this? If it can be grabbed cheap, that could be a good alternative to facing a well funded troll holding it. Steve
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| From | Regis <quelavor@netscape.net> |
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| Date | 2011-11-01 07:10 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <714b0154-e85d-4f34-842b-1dfb95753c40@j36g2000prh.googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #6562 |
EP1451804, the corresponding European Patent application, is considered withdrawn : prior art has been found... How much does it cost to invalidate a patent in the US ? :)
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| From | fatalist <simfidude@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2011-11-01 08:20 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <2cc7ec0c-7f3d-430c-af79-923eb2e2282c@q13g2000vbd.googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #6602 |
On Nov 1, 10:10 am, Regis <quela...@netscape.net> wrote: > EP1451804, the corresponding European Patent application, is > considered withdrawn : prior art has been found... > How much does it cost to invalidate a patent in the US ? > > :) A lawyer which you are should always check facts before posting and never ever try to promote deliberate lies, even under pseudonym on the internet EPO can and does recycle same "prior art" references cited by applicant himself to USPTO and already discussed in depth in office actions and interviews with US examiners ... just to prolong the process and extort more money from poor applicant... until he is fed up paying through his nose and walks away... Just tell me why EPO keeps collecting huge annuities on pending applications (and keeps them pending for many years) and why you have to go through EU-registered attorney like yourself just to communicate with EPO ? BTW, can you post your registration number ?
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| From | Vladimir Vassilevsky <nospam@nowhere.com> |
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| Date | 2011-11-02 09:33 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <RtCdnXOutqg-ySzTnZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #6603 |
fatalist wrote: Hello Dmitry Teres; > On Nov 1, 10:10 am, Regis <quela...@netscape.net> wrote: > >>EP1451804, the corresponding European Patent application, is >>considered withdrawn : prior art has been found... >>How much does it cost to invalidate a patent in the US ? >> > > A lawyer which you are should always check facts before posting and > never ever try to promote deliberate lies, even under pseudonym on the > internet "Tell us about your success" (c) Dmitry Teres.
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| From | Regis <quelavor@netscape.net> |
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| Date | 2011-11-03 03:57 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <0437c6a6-b0c0-4a2e-93f9-12cec25cfcb3@es7g2000vbb.googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #6603 |
> A lawyer which you are should always check facts before posting and > never ever try to promote deliberate lies, even under pseudonym on the > internet > > EPO can and does recycle same "prior art" references cited by > applicant himself to USPTO and already discussed in depth in office > actions and interviews with US examiners ... just to prolong the > process and extort more money from poor applicant... until he is fed > up paying through his nose and walks away... > > Just tell me why EPO keeps collecting huge annuities on pending > applications (and keeps them pending for many years) and why you have > to go through EU-registered attorney like yourself just to communicate > with EPO ? > > BTW, can you post your registration number ? About verifying facts... I'm not a lawyer but an EPO patent examiner. An applicant can always request an accelerated search and examination at the EPO, for free. I was just questioning the legal certainty of a patent in the US, which application has been abandoned at the EPO without even a reply to the first communication, citing novelty destroying documents. I did not check if these documents were also cited at the USPTO, before or after the EPO search report had been issued.
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| From | fatalist <simfidude@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2011-11-03 07:57 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <44259eed-84d8-48c4-bd67-6e4dacd7d354@g1g2000vbd.googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #6657 |
On Nov 3, 6:57 am, Regis <quela...@netscape.net> wrote: > > A lawyer which you are should always check facts before posting and > > never ever try to promote deliberate lies, even under pseudonym on the > > internet > > > EPO can and does recycle same "prior art" references cited by > > applicant himself to USPTO and already discussed in depth in office > > actions and interviews with US examiners ... just to prolong the > > process and extort more money from poor applicant... until he is fed > > up paying through his nose and walks away... > > > Just tell me why EPO keeps collecting huge annuities on pending > > applications (and keeps them pending for many years) and why you have > > to go through EU-registered attorney like yourself just to communicate > > with EPO ? > > > BTW, can you post your registration number ? > > About verifying facts... > I'm not a lawyer but an EPO patent examiner. > An applicant can always request an accelerated search and examination > at the EPO, for free. > I was just questioning the legal certainty of a patent in the US, > which application has been abandoned at the EPO without even a reply > to the first communication, citing novelty destroying documents. I did > not check if these documents were also cited at the USPTO, before or > after the EPO search report had been issued.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Every US patent attorney is obligated to submit all prior art references coming his way to USPTO during patent prosecution, including references from EPO search reports Once submitted prior art references are considered by examiner and made of record (and discussed in office actions and interviews), and US patent is officially granted then your chance of getting re-exam request approved based on the very same references is ZERO
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| From | brent <bulegoge@columbus.rr.com> |
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| Date | 2011-11-03 10:18 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <54d61f88-11db-4fed-9c4f-28caa52670e1@x8g2000yql.googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #6562 |
On Oct 31, 12:40 am, Dude Whocares <ipisg...@gmail.com> wrote: > US Patent 7,124,075 “Methods and apparatus for pitch determination” > will be auctioned as Lot 147 at the upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage > Live IP Action on November 17, 2011 at The Ritz Carlton, San > Francisco. > The patent addresses a core problem of signal processing in general, > and speech signal processing in particular: period (fundamental > frequency) determination of a (quasi)-periodic signal, or pitch > detection problem in speech/audio signal processing. > Patented nonlinear signal processing techniques originate from chaos > theory and address known limitations of traditional linear signal > processing methods like FFT or correlation. > Patented methods are amenable to efficient implementation in both > software and hardware (FPGAs, ASICs). > Forward citations include Microsoft, Mitsubishi Space Software, > Broadcom, Sharp and Teradata. > Visit ICAP’s website for more information:http://icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale Ideas, it turns out, are a dime a dozen. Committing to an idea and putting massive energy into the idea , with the realization that the work may not even pay off... that is where the money is (or not)
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| From | fatalist <simfidude@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2011-11-03 11:29 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <aad0bf13-21df-4182-98dd-7e33f93f3f2e@u12g2000vbx.googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #6667 |
On Nov 3, 1:18 pm, brent <buleg...@columbus.rr.com> wrote: > On Oct 31, 12:40 am, Dude Whocares <ipisg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > US Patent 7,124,075 “Methods and apparatus for pitch determination” > > will be auctioned as Lot 147 at the upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage > > Live IP Action on November 17, 2011 at The Ritz Carlton, San > > Francisco. > > The patent addresses a core problem of signal processing in general, > > and speech signal processing in particular: period (fundamental > > frequency) determination of a (quasi)-periodic signal, or pitch > > detection problem in speech/audio signal processing. > > Patented nonlinear signal processing techniques originate from chaos > > theory and address known limitations of traditional linear signal > > processing methods like FFT or correlation. > > Patented methods are amenable to efficient implementation in both > > software and hardware (FPGAs, ASICs). > > Forward citations include Microsoft, Mitsubishi Space Software, > > Broadcom, Sharp and Teradata. > > Visit ICAP’s website for more information:http://icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale > > Ideas, it turns out, are a dime a dozen. Committing to an idea and > putting massive energy into the idea , with the realization that the > work may not even pay off... that is where the money is (or not)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - "Ideas" are not patentable novel and non-obvious workable solutions to long-standing industry problems are. As far as quitting your job and mortgaging your house to fully "commit" to an "idea": you are more than welcome to do it yourself (if your wife doesn't mind...) thanks but no thanks
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| From | brent <bulegoge@columbus.rr.com> |
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| Date | 2011-11-03 18:08 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <83efb1e2-9ff8-49b7-8d0c-3da52f3d64a9@a12g2000vbz.googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #6668 |
On Nov 3, 2:29 pm, fatalist <simfid...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 3, 1:18 pm, brent <buleg...@columbus.rr.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 31, 12:40 am, Dude Whocares <ipisg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > US Patent 7,124,075 “Methods and apparatus for pitch determination” > > > will be auctioned as Lot 147 at the upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage > > > Live IP Action on November 17, 2011 at The Ritz Carlton, San > > > Francisco. > > > The patent addresses a core problem of signal processing in general, > > > and speech signal processing in particular: period (fundamental > > > frequency) determination of a (quasi)-periodic signal, or pitch > > > detection problem in speech/audio signal processing. > > > Patented nonlinear signal processing techniques originate from chaos > > > theory and address known limitations of traditional linear signal > > > processing methods like FFT or correlation. > > > Patented methods are amenable to efficient implementation in both > > > software and hardware (FPGAs, ASICs). > > > Forward citations include Microsoft, Mitsubishi Space Software, > > > Broadcom, Sharp and Teradata. > > > Visit ICAP’s website for more information:http://icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale > > > Ideas, it turns out, are a dime a dozen. Committing to an idea and > > putting massive energy into the idea , with the realization that the > > work may not even pay off... that is where the money is (or not)- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > "Ideas" are not patentable > novel and non-obvious workable solutions to long-standing industry > problems are. > > As far as quitting your job and mortgaging your house to fully > "commit" to an "idea": you are more than welcome to do it yourself (if > your wife doesn't mind...) > > thanks but no thanks exactly
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| From | hamilton <hamilton@nothere.com> |
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| Date | 2011-11-03 22:30 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <j8vpor$vqd$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #6669 |
>>>> Visit ICAP’s website for more information:http://icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale Have you looked at some of the "patents" this site has for sale !!! Look at "AUC 003", this nut case was given a patent for an "Illuminated License Plate". Google "Illuminated License Plate" and you get "About 3,310,000 results (0.30 seconds)" !! But, if you Google "lighted license plates" you get "About 4,610,000 results (0.22 seconds)" !! WAIT !! You get more hits in less time for a slight difference in search parameters. What was the patent examiner thinking !! He looked out his window, saw a bunch of cars with "lighted" license plates, and said, they are not "Illuminated" license plate and decided there was no prior art. Where is it all going...... SHS (Shacking Head Slowly) hamilton
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| From | kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) |
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| Date | 2011-11-04 10:58 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <j90uj3$11a$1@panix2.panix.com> |
| In reply to | #6675 |
hamilton <hamilton@nothere.com> wrote: > >What was the patent examiner thinking !! > >He looked out his window, saw a bunch of cars with "lighted" license >plates, and said, they are not "Illuminated" license plate and decided >there was no prior art. That is the basic problem with the USPTO today. There are huge numbers of patents coming in, and not a lot of money, so they hire some pretty clueless examiners. Consequently a whole lot of totally useless patents get approved, but once they get approved, they stay in the system. We have now come to a time when just having a patent is not enough to be useful because a patent is no longer automatically presumed to be valid just because it was issued. >Where is it all going...... SHS (Shacking Head Slowly) Personally, I liked the ham sandwich patent best, although Microsoft's patent on the ring buffer is even more hilarious. The software patents are really the worst, because hiring people who actually know something about the history of programming is difficult and so consequently the software examiners tend to know even less about the state of the field they are approving patents in. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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| From | "Neil Gould" <neil@myplaceofwork.com> |
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| Date | 2011-11-04 10:09 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <j90v9c$kse$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #6693 |
Scott Dorsey wrote: > hamilton <hamilton@nothere.com> wrote: >> >> What was the patent examiner thinking !! >> >> He looked out his window, saw a bunch of cars with "lighted" license >> plates, and said, they are not "Illuminated" license plate and >> decided there was no prior art. > > That is the basic problem with the USPTO today. There are huge > numbers of patents coming in, and not a lot of money, so they hire > some pretty clueless examiners. > > Consequently a whole lot of totally useless patents get approved, but > once they get approved, they stay in the system. We have now come to > a time when just having a patent is not enough to be useful because a > patent is no longer automatically presumed to be valid just because > it was issued. > I think this trend is representative of a fundamentally different view of the role of the USPTO. In the general "deregulate everything and let the private sector sort it out" approach of Tea Farty legislators, infringements will get sorted out in the courts, providing job protections for lawyers and magistrates, but the "99 percenters" gets screwed once again. -- Neil
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| From | Christopher Felton <cfelton@hidem.co> |
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| Date | 2011-11-04 10:20 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <j90vro$kjs$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #6693 |
On 11/4/11 9:58 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote: > hamilton<hamilton@nothere.com> wrote: >> >> What was the patent examiner thinking !! >> >> He looked out his window, saw a bunch of cars with "lighted" license >> plates, and said, they are not "Illuminated" license plate and decided >> there was no prior art. > > That is the basic problem with the USPTO today. There are huge numbers of > patents coming in, and not a lot of money, so they hire some pretty clueless > examiners. NPR planet money did some, recent, interesting investigation into the patent world. In one segment they indicated that the patent office is one of the only government offices that operates at a net positive (bring in more money than they spend). But they are not allowed to use that money for hiring etc. They are given a fixed budget each year and the gross proceeds are used by congress for other pet projects. They eluded this is one of the problems with patent reform, because it is a source of income. .chris > > Consequently a whole lot of totally useless patents get approved, but once > they get approved, they stay in the system. We have now come to a time when > just having a patent is not enough to be useful because a patent is no longer > automatically presumed to be valid just because it was issued. > >> Where is it all going...... SHS (Shacking Head Slowly) > > Personally, I liked the ham sandwich patent best, although Microsoft's > patent on the ring buffer is even more hilarious. The software patents are > really the worst, because hiring people who actually know something about > the history of programming is difficult and so consequently the software > examiners tend to know even less about the state of the field they are > approving patents in. > --scott >
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| From | Rick <richardcortese@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2011-11-04 16:21 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <5cf99e13-fa7e-42d3-8d69-21e714147df6@u28g2000yqb.googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #6693 |
On Nov 4, 7:58 am, klu...@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote: > hamilton <hamil...@nothere.com> wrote: > > >What was the patent examiner thinking !! > > >He looked out his window, saw a bunch of cars with "lighted" license > >plates, and said, they are not "Illuminated" license plate and decided > >there was no prior art. > > That is the basic problem with the USPTO today. There are huge numbers of > patents coming in, and not a lot of money, so they hire some pretty clueless > examiners. <snip> No idea if this was true but I was told that the in European system, patents are granted more as an official record of who did what when. That is, they weren't as rigorously examined as was the case for US patents prior to ~1980. The resolution of infringement was to battle it out in court using the patents as little more then official documentation. Regardless of the facts, someone somewhere apparently decided, I bet it was a lawyer, the US should adopt that model. Heck, for a lawyer it makes sense. I mean you were only getting 1/3 of all civil liability cases and OJ's Superbowl Ring. With the new system you get 1/3 of everything made sold or bartered in the US! You would be as big as the US government. Rick
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| From | Regis <quelavor@netscape.net> |
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| Date | 2011-11-07 02:03 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <71c3df33-5de0-4d48-9965-33f6cf366b4f@ht6g2000vbb.googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #6718 |
On Nov 5, 12:21 am, Rick <richardcort...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 4, 7:58 am, klu...@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:> hamilton <hamil...@nothere.com> wrote: > > > >What was the patent examiner thinking !! > > > >He looked out his window, saw a bunch of cars with "lighted" license > > >plates, and said, they are not "Illuminated" license plate and decided > > >there was no prior art. > > > That is the basic problem with the USPTO today. There are huge numbers of > > patents coming in, and not a lot of money, so they hire some pretty clueless > > examiners. > > <snip> > > No idea if this was true but I was told that the in European system, > patents are granted more as an official record of who did what when. > That is, they weren't as rigorously examined as was the case for US > patents prior to ~1980. The resolution of infringement was to battle > it out in court using the patents as little more then official > documentation. > > Regardless of the facts, someone somewhere apparently decided, I bet > it was a lawyer, the US should adopt that model. Heck, for a lawyer it > makes sense. I mean you were only getting 1/3 of all civil liability > cases and OJ's Superbowl Ring. With the new system you get 1/3 of > everything made sold or bartered in the US! You would be as big as the > US government. > > Rick The EPO has been created in 1973... And since then, although it may not be perfect (I'm sure you could find "stupid" grants at the EPO too), the quality of search reports and legal certainty of granted patents is generally recognised. Back to the origin of this thread, I'd advise a potential buyer to read the EPO search report beforehand...
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| From | fatalist <simfidude@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2011-11-07 06:40 -0800 |
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| In reply to | #6742 |
On Nov 7, 5:03 am, Regis <quela...@netscape.net> wrote: > On Nov 5, 12:21 am, Rick <richardcort...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Nov 4, 7:58 am, klu...@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:> hamilton <hamil...@nothere.com> wrote: > > > > >What was the patent examiner thinking !! > > > > >He looked out his window, saw a bunch of cars with "lighted" license > > > >plates, and said, they are not "Illuminated" license plate and decided > > > >there was no prior art. > > > > That is the basic problem with the USPTO today. There are huge numbers of > > > patents coming in, and not a lot of money, so they hire some pretty clueless > > > examiners. > > > <snip> > > > No idea if this was true but I was told that the in European system, > > patents are granted more as an official record of who did what when. > > That is, they weren't as rigorously examined as was the case for US > > patents prior to ~1980. The resolution of infringement was to battle > > it out in court using the patents as little more then official > > documentation. > > > Regardless of the facts, someone somewhere apparently decided, I bet > > it was a lawyer, the US should adopt that model. Heck, for a lawyer it > > makes sense. I mean you were only getting 1/3 of all civil liability > > cases and OJ's Superbowl Ring. With the new system you get 1/3 of > > everything made sold or bartered in the US! You would be as big as the > > US government. > > > Rick > > The EPO has been created in 1973... And since then, although it may > not be perfect (I'm sure you could find "stupid" grants at the EPO > too), the quality of search reports and legal certainty of granted > patents is generally recognised. > Back to the origin of this thread, I'd advise a potential buyer to > read the EPO search report beforehand...- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - And I would advise you again not to lie under some stupid pseudonym on the internet: *lying is a bad thing* All "prior art" references including EPO search results are listed on the US patent's front page EPO hasn't cited any other references The US patent prosecution history is available to anyone EPO examiners are not smarter than US examiners, and, in this particular case, EPO examiner showed his complete cluelessness and made a big fool out of himself by misunderstanding and misinterpreting "nonanalogous art" reference cited in good faith by patent applicant himself in the initial patent filing, and then extensively discussed in interview and office actions with USPTO (content of those USPTO office actions and discussions being available to anyone on the internet including EPO examiner) Trying to screw little-known american inventor out of rightfully deserved european patent sure looks great for EPO reputation... And your posts can only add to this... EPO is one big ripoff
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