Stupid Patent of the Month: HP Patents Reminder Messages
Nazer, Daniel http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/07/stupid-patent-month-hp-patents-reminder-messages
Publisher: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date Written: 31/07/2017
Year Published: 2017
Resource Type: Article
A recent patent to HP on 'Reminder messages' provides more evidence that the Patent Office takes an overly rigid approach to evaluating whether or not a patent application is obvious, and speaks poorly for its ability to determine whether patent applications actually reflect new inventions.
Abstract:
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Excerpt: On July 25, 2017, the Patent Office issued a patent to HP on reminder messages. Someone needs to remind the Patent Office to look at the real world before issuing patents.
United States Patent No. 9,715,680 (the '680 patent) is titled "Reminder messages." While the patent application does suggest some minor tweaks to standard automated reminders, none of these supposed additions deserve patent protection.
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