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Re: The patent process [Was Re: Sharing the Family PC is Patent-Pending]

From: AES/newspost
Subject: Re: The patent process [Was Re: Sharing the Family PC is Patent-Pending]
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:09:16 -0700
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In article <Xns94E6741B54989elektrosmdonet@130.133.1.4>,
 Alun <elektros@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I don't see how a plain language requirement would work. Patents are 
> written from scratch, and those of us who write them use certain terms and 
> certain ways of writing things for legal precision, not to confuse others, 
> beleive it or not.

"Legal precision"?!?  Gee, I've sat in rooms and listened to multiple 
attorneys argue vehemently over the meaning of patent language, in 
situations where they were all on the *same* side, and defending the 
patent.

Besides, shouldn't it be "technical precision" that's wanted, or needed?
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