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Snappy! · 05-08-2006, 07:21 AM

Usually, I quite like MS ... but some of these patents is really ridiculous. On the other hand, the culprit is really USPTO. Why does it issue such patents at all?? I thought the Patent office will engage some agents or staffs to make sure there is no prior art and stuffs like that?

For MS, the only saving grace I can think of is that in today's market, companies just file patents for anything they design to safe themselves from future lawsuits. In that sense, MS is just doing what is in its best interest.

So, the million dollar question is really still ... why oh why did USPTO issue such a patent??

05-08-2006, 07:21 AM	#4
Snappy! Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 4256 Join Date: Feb 2006 Device: SHARP Zaurus C1000	Usually, I quite like MS ... but some of these patents is really ridiculous. On the other hand, the culprit is really USPTO. Why does it issue such patents at all?? I thought the Patent office will engage some agents or staffs to make sure there is no prior art and stuffs like that? For MS, the only saving grace I can think of is that in today's market, companies just file patents for anything they design to safe themselves from future lawsuits. In that sense, MS is just doing what is in its best interest. So, the million dollar question is really still ... why oh why did USPTO issue such a patent??