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Re:No Source Code == No Patent by AlbertCory on Monday April 17, 2023 @10:51AM (#35601639)
> For obvious reasons testing all inventions comprehensively is extremely time consuming

that's true, but the 112 section of the statute says you have to prove that you "have" the invention, with a Written Description and an Enabling specification. Examiners do make 112 rejections all the time. This merely implements the intentions of 112.

Re:No Source Code == No Patent by pclmulqdq on Monday April 17, 2023 @12:03PM (#35602707)
I think it's worth pointing out that 112 (and other common rejections like 101) may have more public writing about them than almost any other part of the law since every patent rejection is public record, but it's still pretty subjective at the examination stage.