How to Read a Patent

Re:How to Read a Patent by javajosh on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @12:27PM (#8263794)

Having read this article, I begin to suspect that only the claims define patent rights, and not any other section of the patent.

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Re:How to Read a Patent by teachingaway on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @12:54PM (#8263966)

Its the number one mistake people make... but maybe I should tone down the repetition a little?

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Re:How to Read a Patent by icegreentea on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @12:58PM (#8263988)

No. Keep it the way it is. The number of times patent stuff shows up on HN and people go read the abstract or description, or just the title, and then go get outraged is (hehe) outrageous. This needs to get hammered into people's heads.

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Re:How to Read a Patent by gfodor on Thursday September 04, 2014 @01:23AM (#8266909)

sadly, this won't stop them, as I'd wager more than a few of them know that the abstract has no legal weight, but are always up for an excuse to bash their particular company/individual of choice who files software patents.

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Re:How to Read a Patent by rhino369 on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @12:56PM (#8263980)

I'm a patent litigator and I agree it's the number one mistake laymen make. I say keep it.

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Re:How to Read a Patent by javajosh on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @03:07PM (#8264691)

The repetition is a little amusing, but it's also highly effective. I like it! An article of this sort is successful if people walk away remembering one concrete thing, so I think you should keep it.

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Re:How to Read a Patent by lostinpoetics on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @01:33PM (#8264212)

agreed. a close second is the confusion between a published application and an issued patent.

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