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1. www.eff.org › issues › stupid-patent-monthStupid Patent of the Month | Electronic Frontier Foundation

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   There are so many stupid patents that Mark Cuban endowed a chair at EFF dedicated to eliminating them. We wish we could catalog them all, but with tens of thousands of low-quality software patents issuing every year, we don’t have the time or resources to undertake that task.

2. www.vice.com › en › articleThe 11 Stupidest Patents of 2016 - VICE

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   Dec 31, 2016 · To end 2016 in good style, the EFF saved one of the stupidest patents for last. Titled ‘ system and method for storing broadcast content in a cloud-based computing environment,’ this patent is...

3. abovethelaw.com › 2017/10/8-of-my-favorite-stupid8 Of My Favorite 'Stupid Patents' - Above the Law

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   Oct 5, 2017 · The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted some pretty ridiculous patents over the years. It makes me wonder about the quality of patents they’re not granting.

4. medium.com › @miinoc › 10-hilarious-failed10 Hilarious Failed Inventions That Got Patented - Medium

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   Oct 7, 2024 · They’re examples of illogical inventions that caught the eye of patent offices. Exploring these comical innovations and absurd gadgets is a journey into the heart of human ingenuity.

5. www.vice.com › en › articleThe 11 Stupidest Patents of 2015 - VICE

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   Jan 1, 2016 · From the internet of dildos to having someone else pay the phone bill, trolls filed lot of patently ridiculous patents.

6. www.dennemeyer.com › ip-blog › newsEveryday IP: Seven bizarre and hilarious patents - Dennemeyer

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   Oct 29, 2021 · A 2004 invention, patented by John Rose, took the concept of the pince-nez — old-fashioned eyeglasses that pinch the nose to stay in place — and made it into something horrific by using studs that pierced through the nose.

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   Is the USPTO granting ridiculous patents?

   • The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted some pretty ridiculous patents over the years. It makes me wonder about the quality of patents they’re not granting.

   8 Of My Favorite 'Stupid Patents' - Above the Law

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   What is stupid patent of the month?

   • But in an effort to highlight the problem of stupid patents, we’re introducing a new blog series, Stupid Patent of the Month, featuring spectacularly dumb patents that have been recently issued or asserted. With this series, we hope to illustrate by example just how badly reform is needed—at the Patent Office, in court, and in Congress.

   Stupid Patent of the Month | Electronic Frontier Foundation

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   What are the stupid patents at EFF?

   • Here at EFF, we see a lot of stupid patents. There was the patent on “ scan to email .” And the patent on “ bilateral and multilateral decision making .” There are so many stupid patents that Mark Cuban endowed a chair at EFF dedicated to eliminating them.

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   Did the USPTO grant a patent on a fake stick?

   • USPTO actually granted a patent on a fake stick. 1. My all-time favorite dumb patent is Apple’s design patent for… a rectangle with rounded corners. Granted in 2012, Apple received a patent for the shape of its product, which is pretty standard. It’s a rectangle.

   8 Of My Favorite 'Stupid Patents' - Above the Law

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   Why did the USPTO grant a patent?

   • USPTO granted a patent for a “ method and apparatus for automatic organization for computer files.” This patent describes a way for software to automatically filter files into folders.

   8 Of My Favorite 'Stupid Patents' - Above the Law

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   Is a patent troll looking for big money from small business websites?

   • A newly formed patent troll is looking for big money from small business websites, just for using free, off-the-shelf login verification tools. Defenders of the American Dream, LLC (DAD ), is sending out its demand letters to websites that use Google’s reCAPTCHA system, accusing them of infringing U.S. ...

   Stupid Patent of the Month | Electronic Frontier Foundation

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8. www.cnn.com › 2013/12/11 › tech11 patently absurd patents | CNN Business

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   Dec 11, 2013 · 1. "ANIMAL-TRAP" Mousetraps can be so anticlimactic, but this one goes off with a bang. An 1882 patent, the frame is designed to hold your favorite peashooter. When a rodent steps onto the treadle,...