Re: Point of No Return? Microsoft Says Recovery from Mal ware Becoming Impo ssible

[Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>]

Andrew wrote:

> If that were true, imagine the fun we could have.
>
>
> ...Garbage powered, clean running, inexpensive, safe, flying car....
>
>
> Hoho!  I have ruined patent prospects for myself and the future inventor 
> of this device.  I also want to mention an idea I have for living 
> forever and time travel.
>
> And healthy pizza.

A small flaw in this is that a patent is (supposed to) cover an 
"invention", not just the idea for one.  The art of writing a patent 
application is to make it as waffly and unclear as possible, while 
still "clearly" covering your specific invention.  The objective of the 
obfuscation is to try to make it seem that although you implemented 
your specific invention in the way covered by the patent, you also 
"invented" several (or, preferably, _all_) more or less vaguely related 
ways of implementing it too, thus increasing the breadth of the 
protection the patent extends, or if you're more cynical, extending the 
range of possible targets for malicious infringement litigation...


Regards,

Nick FitzGerald

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