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A Day in the Life of a Patent Examiner

Posted by michael on from the turkey-day dept.

ahdkd writes "Forbes has an older article which describes the world of patent examining: Search 500,000 Documents, Review 160,000 Pages In 20 Hours, And Then Do It All Over Again. Might help people understand the USPTO and patents in general a little better."

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  1. Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

  2. New patent by grub · · Score: -1, Troll


    Patent # 6,981,297

    Awarded for: A means of slowly stretching the striated tissues of the lower alimentary canal with fingers and assorted latex products.

    Awarded to: Our good friend..


    PS: f1st pr0st!
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    1. Re:New patent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
      Ok.

      How would gold have any value per se? Please tell me this? How would work have any value? Some people say that it is our time that has the fundamental value, but I'd dispute even that. There is no point why anyone should charge anyone else for their time.

      The value of any currency is always only a figment of our imagination. There is no value on anything. Of course the markets and Ayn Randians would like us to believe otherwise so that they can keep whipping the worker drones to produce and consume more so that they can keep the wheel turning.

    2. Re:New patent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      The only thing that has value in this world is blowing your load deep into all three of a woman's orifaces in the same night.

      That makes you a man and a happy one at that.

  3. Quote from Kathleen "Pipe Fitter Lips" Fent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Rob Malda is an awful man... Rob told me he used to leave the bathrooms without toilet paper, then offer the young boys cocaine if they'd lick his ass clean."

  4. Idiots at USPO issued ass wiping Patents by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    These morons even issued patents and various techniques for wiping your ass! The USPO serves no useful purpose and should be shut down.