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Home / Jeremy Phillips / IT'S THAT NERD AGAIN

IT'S THAT NERD AGAIN

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Last Thursday, 28 October, the IPKat commented on the use of the word "nerd" as a means of identifying the characteristics of the hypothetical person skilled in the art, against whom the inventive quality of a putatively patentable invention was to be mentioned. Today the IPKat received his copy of the Sweet & Maxwell Reports of Patent Cases in which the "nerd" case (Rockwater v Technip France) has just been reported. The key words at the top of the law report read, in the relevant part:
"Patent -- Laying flexible pipes offshore -- Infringement -- Novelty -- Inventive step -- Person skilled in the art -- Whether a "nerd" or part-way to being an "android" ... "
No-one can ever say that the law reports make dull reading. Androids take note.

More on androids here, here, here and here
IT'S THAT NERD AGAIN IT'S THAT NERD AGAIN Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 Rating: 5

1 comment:

  1. AnonymousThursday, 4 November 2004 at 00:35:00 GMT

    Hey, you left out Marvin -http://www.kodie.demon.co.uk/marvin.htm!

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