tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5583235492776974013..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Wednesday whimsies IVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-32092341021708537402012-04-27T10:59:25.433+01:002012-04-27T10:59:25.433+01:00Re the lookalikes.. I have made the mistake when b...Re the lookalikes.. I have made the mistake when buying Berocca. I am still concerned as to whether I was the average consumer or the idiot in a hurry..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-70067194086084316282012-04-26T09:18:40.646+01:002012-04-26T09:18:40.646+01:00In the 1980's the problem that Japanese have i...In the 1980's the problem that Japanese have in pronouncing the letter "R" was reflected in many of their patent applications, where a type of electronic circuit called the "current mirror" was consistently rendered as "current miller".ex-examinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-44461452310585988042012-04-25T12:09:12.713+01:002012-04-25T12:09:12.713+01:00I once searched the patent databases for liquorice...I once searched the patent databases for liquorice (licorice). That was fairly easy, as there is the latin name, the generic name, with its spellings, and the chemical name of the active ingredient.<br /> <br />Most technologies have a very wide range of synonyms.<br /> <br />One comes accross spelling mistakes, but patent attorneys sometimes intentionally mis-spell to make searching difficult. More often, use obscure words.<br /> <br />Wild cards can be useful, with hashes and question marks to imply different letters.<br /> <br />At the end of the day, searching is an art.Michael Factornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-75472027216946172652012-04-25T11:43:31.801+01:002012-04-25T11:43:31.801+01:00Errors in patents?
Try US2005/0188890
(Hint/spoil...Errors in patents? <br />Try US2005/0188890<br />(Hint/spoiler: compare description and claims)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-61394094274012336552012-04-25T11:40:00.117+01:002012-04-25T11:40:00.117+01:00Context matters to spelling - silicon implants ht...Context matters to spelling - silicon implants <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/25086/" rel="nofollow">http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/25086/</a>] are not the same as silicone implants[find your own link].Meldrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841440718012449720noreply@blogger.com