How to Become a Patent Millionaire

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How to Become a Patent Millionaire

Posted by michael on Tuesday June 10, 2003 @06:56AM from the perpetual-motion-device dept.

An anonymous reader writes "SF Gate has an article about people who patent ideas for things they have no intentions of building, hoping to license technology or block competitors from doing something similar. As if the patent system weren't screwed up enough already."

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Quick! by st0rmshad0w · 2003-06-10 06:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Somebody patent that!
1. Re:Quick! by Frymaster · 2003-06-10 07:24 · Score: 4, Funny
  if you're looking for a bad idea to patent, troll halfbakery.com
  fine ideas culled from there include:
  
  prescription windshields
  
  the usb coffee mug
  
  encrypted sign language
  
  and my favourite, time sensitive 3d shading!
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  2 1337 4 u!
2. Re:Quick! by mike_mgo · 2003-06-10 07:40 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I'd be so wealthy Bill Gates would be serving me coffee in French maid outfit by now.
  I don't think I ever want to be that rich.
3. Re:Quick! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-10 07:43 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I may get modded down for this, but:
  You, sir, are a JACKASS, you must work for $C0.
  1. Imagine a Beowulf cluster of patents
  2. Whine about the penisbirds stealing your grits
  3. Toss your naked & petrified Natilie Portman into GOATSE
  
  5. Take off every zig for great *AA
  6. There is NO step six!
  7. ????
  8. PROFIT!
In other news... by carl67lp · 2003-06-10 06:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Amazon and Microsoft announced joint patents of a new concept: "A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time."

They're expected to make billions off the royalties.
OK, I think I'll try to win this card game by Vengeance · 2003-06-10 06:59 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm patenting the process of obtaining patents on patenting the idea of patents being used to become wealthy without actually doing any work.

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It was a joke! When you give me that look it was a joke.
Funny little quote by micromoog · 2003-06-10 07:09 · Score: 4, Funny

From the article:
He cited the standards of Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) technology, in which transmission speeds have been rapidly advancing during the past three years from 11 megabits per second in 1999 to more than 50.
I was aware that the "fi" in "hi-fi" stands for "fidelity", but I don't think the same can be assumed here . . .