"patend facilitation device"
You are on to something. I once mentioned the following "invention"to a friend:
System and Method for the automatic generation of patents
In a nutshell:
System comprised of:
1) A computer
2) the USPTO (yes, the patent office is part of the system)
Method:
1) Method to retrieve patents, publications etc. from electronic databases, the internet etc.
2) Computer algorithm to randomly generate junks of text from documents retrieved by 1)
3) Computer algorithm to randomly concatenate the junks from 2)
4) File results from 3) with the USPTO, which will filter for valid patents
5) Enjoy patents issued by USPTO
Sure. The main reasons ?
- It is so much easier and faster to download a file and install it than getting a purchase order requisition form, than a purchase order,and eventually, the product.
- One cannot import DXF graphics into Powerpoint
- The import and export filters to MS software works very well (Powerpoint and MS Word)
- I run OOo at home on a Linux box
The only thing is. The research and development is carried out in Switzerland. And a lot of the R&D done in the US is performed by foreigners.
This could be the makeup of a fragile system, which easily can collapse (Scientist and Engineers returning to their home countries like China).
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Does this mean, that we should pay much higher taxes ?
"patend facilitation device" You are on to something. I once mentioned the following "invention"to a friend: System and Method for the automatic generation of patents In a nutshell: System comprised of: 1) A computer 2) the USPTO (yes, the patent office is part of the system) Method: 1) Method to retrieve patents, publications etc. from electronic databases, the internet etc. 2) Computer algorithm to randomly generate junks of text from documents retrieved by 1) 3) Computer algorithm to randomly concatenate the junks from 2) 4) File results from 3) with the USPTO, which will filter for valid patents 5) Enjoy patents issued by USPTO
Sure. The main reasons ? - It is so much easier and faster to download a file and install it than getting a purchase order requisition form, than a purchase order,and eventually, the product. - One cannot import DXF graphics into Powerpoint - The import and export filters to MS software works very well (Powerpoint and MS Word) - I run OOo at home on a Linux box
The only thing is. The research and development is carried out in Switzerland. And a lot of the R&D done in the US is performed by foreigners. This could be the makeup of a fragile system, which easily can collapse (Scientist and Engineers returning to their home countries like China).