Consider codes α and β, with the number of occurrences (n_{alpha}) and (n_{beta}) within the set of patents P. Noting that patents cannot be classified with the same code twice, the number of possible configurations of the α and β into the (vert Pvert ) possible patents is (binom{vert Pvert }{n_{alpha}} binom{vert Pvert }{n_{beta}}).
There also seems to be a passage within the patent that confirms the ability to decipher blinks (if only to disregard them, in this instance, but still).
Disney explains within the patents that drones could provide a significant improvement to its entertainment offerings, considering that current airborne characters and marionettes have little-to-no articulation of movements and fireworks are difficult to replicate and can be dangerous.
Chemical patents are remarkable in that they not only form a large subject domain within the patent literature, but also in that certain sections exhibit a high degree of similarity across the field, particularly for those that discuss the synthesis and properties of organic molecules.
To avoid "unwarranted curtailment" of the protection period, the TRIPS agreement states that a patent should be granted within a "reasonable period of time" (Article 62(2)).
This means that the technology within the patents is now a standard across the industry, and the company that owns said technology is required to license it to competitors under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms.
It is further noted that multiple patents within a single subject area that are packaged together in a portfolio can return a higher per patent valuation than the patents valued separately.
Lawyers for BI, meanwhile offered a list of claims within their patents that they say don't correspond to anything in the UC patent applications, and therefore are not at risk of being overturned.
It's impossible to predict how many new jobs or even new industries may lie buried within the patent office's backlog.
