[2012-Oct-11] Patent Calculus
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[2012-Oct-11] Patent Calculus
In panels one, four, and five, the patent clerk's shirt is red.
In panel three, it is blue. :[]
The patent clerk should patent his color-changing shirt.
Comic 2761
In panel three, it is blue. :[]
The patent clerk should patent his color-changing shirt.
Comic 2761
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Re: [2012-October-11] Patent Calculus
It's been a few months since a webcomic author has grossly misunderstood patent law, so we were overdue.
Then again, Zach continues to insist that the name "Choose Your Own Adventure" is copyrighted, so we're not talking about an IP expert here.
Then again, Zach continues to insist that the name "Choose Your Own Adventure" is copyrighted, so we're not talking about an IP expert here.
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Newton can't patent calculus. I invented it first!
-- Leibnitz
-- Leibnitz
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Can I patent my dick? It's a "pleasure aid."Guest wrote:It's been a few months since a webcomic author has grossly misunderstood patent law, so we were overdue.
Then again, Zach continues to insist that the name "Choose Your Own Adventure" is copyrighted, so we're not talking about an IP expert here.
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Has it been in public use for more than a year? If so, then no.thejakeman wrote:Can I patent my dick? It's a "pleasure aid."
Would your patent cover anything that has been in use for more than a year, was written about more than a year ago, or that somebody figured out or did before you did? If so, then no.
Hence the silliness in the comic. Obviously Newton's patent on representing physical systems with calculous doesn't cover those underlying physical systems, or else the patent is invalid since such systems have existed before. If your patent would cover things that people were already doing, your patent is invalid.
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Someone here doesn't understand humour, and his name is Guest.
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You can patent it, but no one is gonna use it but you.thejakeman wrote:Can I patent my dick? It's a "pleasure aid."Guest wrote:It's been a few months since a webcomic author has grossly misunderstood patent law, so we were overdue.
Then again, Zach continues to insist that the name "Choose Your Own Adventure" is copyrighted, so we're not talking about an IP expert here.
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Re: [2012-October-11] Patent Calculus
From what little I know about patent law, this comic almost is not hyperbole. One guy has patented all fractal antennas, for instance; of course, there are infinitely many fractals and so infinitely many fractal antennas, including some which were manufactured prior to the patent applications! So in summary, as I understand it, some jackass gets to patent an infinite number of possible designs because those designs can be described in with similar math. Anyway, I'll stop ranting.
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Patent law wouldn't be in existence till 1875 anyway.
Imitations of Bass Pale Ale led to the introduction of the copyright symbol with the Red Triangle logo for Bass being the first registered trademark.
Imitations of Bass Pale Ale led to the introduction of the copyright symbol with the Red Triangle logo for Bass being the first registered trademark.
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That's not patent law; that's trademark law.BEER wrote:Patent law wouldn't be in existence till 1875 anyway.
Imitations of Bass Pale Ale led to the introduction of the copyright symbol with the Red Triangle logo for Bass being the first registered trademark.
Patent law stretches back to the 1400s at least, and US patents date to the 1700s.
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Or maybe he does* and he made a sarcastic comic poking fun at the way persons and entities try to extend patent law to absurd levels by claiming patents on the most basic designs and concepts. I seem to remember some recent news items...Guest wrote:It's been a few months since a webcomic author has grossly misunderstood patent law, so we were overdue.
*Or doesn't, but doesn't really need to understand patent law in order to make the joke.
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Overzealous retort?Hedonistic Calculus wrote:Obligatory snide Apple comment.
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Rebuttal remarking your fanatic devotion to Apple.Lethal Interjection wrote:Overzealous retort?Hedonistic Calculus wrote:Obligatory snide Apple comment.
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