[Patents] American Inventor Coalition / was Re: Software and

[kodama@netcourrier.com (kodama@netcourrier.com)]

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>kodama=40netcourrier.com wrote:
>> No need to go into the code : the patents are, for most of them, claimi=
ng about designs,
>> specification. So the cost to study the existing patents is not as enou=
rmous as you may
>> say.
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>Not at all =21
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>Recent experiments have been carried out during a patent attorney
>conference.
>The same design was expressed in 5 ways, from very formal to very
>practical,
>and was given to groups of patent experts from 3 regions of the world:
>europe,
>USA, Japan.
>They did not see that it covered the same design, and agreed to patent
>some,
>while rejecting the others. And it varied according to the geographical
>area.

Interesting =21
Are you talking about claim drafting ??


Anyway, this is not the same problem but the opposite one:
- for claim drafting, one goes from the design towards the patent applicat=
ion
- for infringement expertise, one goes from the patent claims towards the =
design.

So, your example does not answer to the question.

Obviously, there are different ways to claim an invention, as there are se=
veral ways to define a concept.
And of course, the principle of claims is not perfect, as based on human l=
anguagues which are themselves subject to interpretation.

SC



>This is a complete mess =21
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>f.p.
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