trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com wrote:
On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 01:13 -0400, Paul wrote:
I really don't see how any government can afford to properly evaluate
patent applications with the fees they collect. They charge the same fee
for salad spinners and codecs.
And you get about the same results, there are some really silly patents
out there. Some as simple as 2 C instructions.
Funny thing is how you see patent numbers and patent pending on a lot of
simple one-piece plastic items. I look those new ice cube trays and
laundry baskets over carefully and never find anything obviously innovative.
I'm sure that's the case with the salad spinner. He couldn't get a
patent on centrifugal force unless he put a microcomputer and software
into the product. :-)
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