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Don't expire single use patent number tags
Related to Fix Patent Number Tagging system or abandon it, Stack Exchange's taging system automatically kills single use tags after so many months (unless they're added to more than one post). That ...
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Syntax for patent number
I propose the introduction of a syntax to indicate a patent number.
For example, a lot of posts start with something like
[Patent Application #20120225162](http://www.google.com/patents/...
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"Ask Question" button seems to confuse some new, Google Patents users
Background
George White pointed out on my related meta post Where is Ask Patents marketed? that Google Patents has a button on every patent page that links to us, and I suspect that this is the cause ...
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Flagging / Deletion of dangerous wrong advice answers
I have noticed a flag to an answer of mine beeing declined with the reason
flags should not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer
While I certainly understand ...
user18033
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"Site Stats" box is showing up again
A couple years ago, there was a bug report that the "Site Stats" box on the right had broken links. The issue was fixed by removing the box entirely, since only beta sites are supposed to ...
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Should the "Rejected" banner be green color instead of red?
We currently use this image to indicate that patents are rejected:
However, when visitors to the page view the site, it's highly likely that they would think "the challenge had been rejected", ...
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Shouldn't the icon for "rejected" be green thumbs up?
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Rejection of a patent is considered success for Ask Patents community, so shouldn't the icon for rejected tag be a greenish-thumbs-up instead of current reddish-thumbs-down ()?
Rejection of a ...
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No easy way to properly label sub-aspects of claims
A key feature of reading patents is understanding the structure of the claims. Patents usually have between 10 and 30 numbered claims with most of them making reference, by number, to other claims. ...
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Auto-import Claims
This is aimed towards improving the workflow for translating patent claims.
I would like to have SE auto-import and format the top-level claims for patents. We could use the European Patent Office ...
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"Six month post grant review" ?? I assume this has been added to the boiler plate? It is not correct
From the USPTO FAQs on this program: it is in effect only for applications with a filing date after March 15,20013
It is nine months not six months. It is not a "send in documents" program. It is a ...
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2021: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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2018: a year in moderation
It's New Year's Day in Stack Exchange land...
A distinguishing characteristic of these sites is how they are moderated:
We designed the Stack Exchange network engine to be mostly self-regulating, in ...
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How many votes should one use?
I am personally voting on many questions and answers as I think giving away some repuation is important on a page like this with so few active users (of course, only if I think the question/answer has ...
user18033
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Area 51 link on Main 404's
I recently learned about Ask Patents through a meta.SE post which discussed the SE sites which did not go through Area 51. That being said, there is still a link to the Ask Patents Area 51 proposal ...
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New Google Patents site, which URL to use?
The typical method of linking to Google Patents has been:
https://www.google.com/patents/US20130219479A1
However, since the recent update to Google Patents, there is a new view available:
https://...
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"Follow us on Twitter" image and Twitter brand guidelines
I think this image, seen in the sidebar of the main site, violates Twitter brand guidelines in that the site's logo is superimposed on Twitter's logo.
Usage guidelines
Do:
Use our official, ...
user11728
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Questioner or FAQ type radio to restrict new questions which are already answered
I might be asking a LOT but i think just like flagging system, we can have some radio buttons based screening before a New user asks a question. for example.
Are you looking for expiry of patent? if ...
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Tag asking for translation
I wanted to tag a question to request for a BS-free translation (a more specific example here). There wasn't any obvious tag for this.
Again, I think this translation request somewhat breaks the Q/...
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Duplicate tags [provisional] [provisional-application]
provisional provisional-application are duplicates.
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How can we attract Quora users from Quora topics related to Patents?
I would love to see this SE burgeon! How can we invite or enthrall Quora users from these Quora topics?
Patents has 282.4K followers.
Patent Law has 262.2K followers.
Software Patents 40.8K.
Patent ...
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Duplicate tags on invalidity
The tags "invalid" "invalidation" "invalidate" and "patent-invalidation" shoud probably be synonyms.
user18033
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Feature Request: Support Reissue Patent tags with patent sidebar
Reissue Patent tags (e.g., usre45370) are not recognized by the patent sidebar. Could the code that recognizes patent tags be revised to support this format (usre\d+)?
Please also see the following ...
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Display Google Patent summary for non-US documents
I would like to make a formal request to support Google Patent sidebar summaries for non-US patent number tags, especially WIPO patent tags.
This is peripherally related to a question regarding ...
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Google Patent summary only appears if the tag for the US application or grant appears before all other patent number tags
I was surprised to find that the Google Patent sidebar was not rendering for the US application tagged in this question. It occurred to me that it might be due to multiple patent numbers being tagged ...
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Adding patent number as Tag verification
I feel that for new question we can have TAG system verification wherein if a question body or title contains any number more than 4 digit a tag auto verification pop-up [currently seen as red square ...
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The USPTO is exploring crowd-sourcing options as a result of a recent Executive Actions
The White House announced new Executive Actions related to the patent system today. One of the actions is specifically about the mission of Ask Patents.
"Crowdsourcing Prior Art. To determine ...
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researchers are in the process of registering a world patent for Gene 0.4
Israelis finds bacteria-killing protein, could replace antibiotics
The researchers are in the process of registering a world patent for
Gene 0.4.
Is this even a meaningful statement, or a ...
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Duplicate tags [application] [patent-applications]
application and patent-applications are duplicates. I prefer the latter.
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Tags without questions
us8320592, ep0465662a1, page-turning, inequitable and conduct have no questions tagged. Should they be removed? The latter two could be turned into synonyms, too.
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Should cash bounties be allowed?
StackExchange could make extra money by allowing bounties on prior art questions. If a company like Samsung really wants to foil a competitor, they could throw a fraction of the cost of a lawyer at an ...
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2023: a year in moderation
It’s that time of the year again! As we wave goodbye to last year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here might be ...
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2022: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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Shouldn't conflict of interest disclaimers be required ipso facto as opposed to after the fact?
This question is the basis of my question:
Is an electric circuit patentable?
A new user shows up (no history for any pattern), presume, there is no pattern of a particular material having been ...
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Welcome to Ask Patents' newest moderator
We'd like to welcome the newest moderator to Ask Patents:
He'll be joining Eric S shortly — please thank him for volunteering, and share your assistance and advice with him as he learns the ropes!
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2020: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the past 12 months.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange network ...
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Am I allowed to advertise my project related to patent system?
Would the following behavior be allowed:
I would like to post a question like "What are alternative solutions to using patents to reward inventors?" and answer it myself with an ...
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Invalidity contests such as Patroll from Unified Patents
Is it appropriate to link to third-party invalidity contests on the Ask Patents site? For instance, I propose to link to the active contests on Patroll using the prior-art-request tag and also the ...
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2019: a year in moderation
It's New Year's Day in Stack Exchange land...
A distinguishing characteristic of these sites is how they are moderated:
We designed the Stack Exchange network engine to be mostly self-regulating, ...
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"Discuss" link from google patents
A recent question does not mention the patent to which it is referring. Is it possible that google patents has a link to Ask Patents that does not automatically indicate the patent in question? If so, ...
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Old prior art requests
There are prior art requests here that are not "valid" anymore as the aplication has since become a patent.
Example:
Prior art request for US20120179309 "Data Improvement System and Method"?...
user18033
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Can we make a "tips and tricks for patent applications" question?
I feel like this would help many people, but it isn't exactly a question answer thing, more like a wiki thing. Any thoughts?
user18033
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Legal Questions
Is there a place where I can ask questions concerning patent law for free? I know that this is an excellent resource for questions related to patents in general, but I have a legal question regarding ...
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Duplicate tags [european] [eu]
"european" (currently 7 questions) and "eu" (currently 10 questions) are duplicate tags. "European" should be made a synonym of "eu".
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Clarification for "continuation" tag
"Continuation" could mean either a family of patent including continuation, divisional, and ᴄɪᴘ, or just "continuation". We need clarification on how questions related to "continuation" should be ...
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What are the best practices for tagging patent families? (with recommendation)
We know that individual patent documents can be tagged and automatically summarized via the sidebar. However, there is an issue that has not been addressed, involving the proper tagging of patent ...
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