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Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by patentatt on Thursday August 08, 2019 @07:01PM (#20649774)
No. A rejection on any claim can be made final after it’s gone through two “rounds,” i.e., the attorney has argued it twice (more or less). Most non-final rejections also address all the claims. There isn’t really a difference in degree or “finality” between a “non-final” and “final” rejection, despite the name! Just pay a fee for a continuation and you can argue your final rejection again.
Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by AaronFriel on Thursday August 08, 2019 @07:20PM (#20649921)
Seems like the USPTO could use a patent for implementing exponential backoff and double the fee every time it comes back.
Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by pfisch on Friday August 09, 2019 @02:27AM (#20651775)
The fee would have to increase exponentially, and that still probably wouldn't work.
Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by lugg on Friday August 09, 2019 @02:36AM (#20651817)
You know double is exponential right?
Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by lugg on Friday August 09, 2019 @06:28AM (#20652965)
Ugh no need to downvote him, just wanted to make sure his mental model was in check. Exponential growth is a life skill a lot of the population lacks.
Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by cryptonector on Friday August 09, 2019 @10:26AM (#20654617)
Like parking fines in some cities?
Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by vallismortis on Thursday August 08, 2019 @07:55PM (#20650134)
Thank you for citing the rules. Most of the comments here are based on assumptions.