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I believe that to discuss the technical merits of any patents, or even their applicability in specific fields, would require the type of subject matter experts who would naturally be unwilling to discuss such matter in public.

Reason being that they would very likely have written patents in the area themselves, and any expressed opinion may weaken their own patents claims, or may put them in a bad light if they later are questioned by courts in a case of litigation where they may come up with an answer inconsistent to their publicly expressed posts.

Hence the best I can think this site can answer, is the questions around the process of patents, excluding all but the most superficial explanations of what is claimed in a patent.

The help page list the following topics as acceptable question types;

1. Prior art for a US patent application...
2. US patent law or the patent approval process
3. Specific aspects or interpretations of a particular patent claim

I believe that to discuss the technical merits of any patents, or even their applicability in specific fields, would require the type of subject matter experts who would naturally be unwilling to discuss such matter in public.

Reason being that they would very likely have written patents in the area themselves, and any expressed opinion may weaken their own patents claims, or may put them in a bad light if they later are questioned by courts in a case of litigation where they may come up with an answer inconsistent to their publicly expressed posts.

Hence the best I can think this site can answer, is the questions around the process of patents, excluding all but the most superficial explanations of what is claimed in a patent.

The help page list the following topics as acceptable question types;

1. Prior art for a US patent application...
2. US patent law or the patent approval process
3. Specific aspects or interpretations of a particular patent claim

I Bellevue that to discuss the technical merits of any patents, or even their applicability in specific fields would require the type of subject matter experts who would naturally be unwilling to discuss such matter in public.

Reason being that they would very likely have written patents in the area themselves, and any expressed opinion may weaken their own patents claims, or may put them in a bad light if they later are questioned by courts in a case of litigation where they may come up with an answer inconsistent to their publicly expressed posts.

Hence the best I can think this site can answer, is the questions around the process of patents, excluding all but the most superficial explanations of what is claimed in a patent.

The help page list the following topics as acceptable question types;

1. Prior art for a US patent application...
2. US patent law or the patent approval process
3. Specific aspects or interpretations of a particular patent claim

I believe that to discuss the technical merits of any patents, or even their applicability in specific fields, would require the type of subject matter experts who would naturally be unwilling to discuss such matter in public.

Reason being that they would very likely have written patents in the area themselves, and any expressed opinion may weaken their own patents claims, or may put them in a bad light if they later are questioned by courts in a case of litigation where they may come up with an answer inconsistent to their publicly expressed posts.

Hence the best I can think this site can answer, is the questions around the process of patents, excluding all but the most superficial explanations of what is claimed in a patent.

The help page list the following topics as acceptable question types;

1. Prior art for a US patent application...
2. US patent law or the patent approval process
3. Specific aspects or interpretations of a particular patent claim

I Bellevue that to discuss the technical merits of any patents, or even their applicability in specific fields would require the type of subject matter experts who would naturally be unwilling to discuss such matter in public.

Reason being that they would very likely have written patents in the area themselves, and any expressed opinion may weaken their own patents claims, or may put them in a bad light if they later are questioned by courts in a case of litigation where they may come up with an answer inconsistent to their publicly expressed posts.

Hence the best I can think this site can answer, is the questions around the process of patents, excluding all but the most superficial explanations of what is claimed in a patent.

I Bellevue that to discuss the technical merits of any patents, or even their applicability in specific fields would require the type of subject matter experts who would naturally be unwilling to discuss such matter in public.

Reason being that they would very likely have written patents in the area themselves, and any expressed opinion may weaken their own patents claims, or may put them in a bad light if they later are questioned by courts in a case of litigation where they may come up with an answer inconsistent to their publicly expressed posts.

Hence the best I can think this site can answer, is the questions around the process of patents, excluding all but the most superficial explanations of what is claimed in a patent.

The help page list the following topics as acceptable question types;

1. Prior art for a US patent application...
2. US patent law or the patent approval process
3. Specific aspects or interpretations of a particular patent claim