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PTO Requests Working Model of Warp Drive

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'm-patenting-all-i-got-captain dept.

aborchers writes "According to Patently-O: Patent Law Blog, the PTO has requested a working model of a Warp Drive for which a patent was recently applied. From the article, "Among other rejections, the Examiner has asserted a rejection under 35 U.S.C. 101 for lack of utility -- finding that the invention is inoperable." At least one examiner is paying attention!"

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  1. Warp drive? Wonderful! by Mistshadow2k4 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Anything that might get you frigging humans off my planet is worth trying.

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