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Talk To a European Patent Examiner

Posted by Roblimo on from the different-laws-same-job dept.

While the US Patent and Trade Office sparks more discussion on Slashdot, the European Patent Office and the patent examiners who work there do much the same job as their US counterparts, although they work under a different set of laws and regulations. John Savage is a European patent examiner, and he has kindly consented to answer questions from Slashdot readers about the EU patent process. Usual rules apply: One question per post, we send 10 of the highest-moderated questions to John about 24 hours after this post appears, and run his answers verbatim when we get them back.

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  1. First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post

  2. When was the... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first dildo patented, and were artificial penis birds next?

  3. Re:frist ps0t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No, YOU deal with it.

  4. Offtopic Advert Question: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why the fsck is /. taking ads for MS Visual Studio.NET, given Taco's anti-MS stance?

    1. Re:Offtopic Advert Question: by bsDaemon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      'cause slashdot is for hypocrites and losers who can't sp3ll

  5. Re:Question by NTSwerver · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Patent examiner's essentials

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    Moderator's essentials
  6. TROLLAXOR SIGHTING by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I saw Trollaxor (aka Travis Reems) walking down the housewares isle at Wal-Mart!!!!!!!! He had no cart, but was carrying a new toothbrush and a bottle of Suave shampoo.

    WHAT DOES THIS MEAN???????

  7. Re:uhm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Easy!

    In 1912 - the rear engined weather balloon.

  8. Re:uhm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hey, dick-wad ! Read paragraph 3: (that's assuming you can read)

    http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/inventorsbritish.htm