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lovingboth) wrote2002-05-20 07:12 pm
lovingboth) wrote2002-05-20 07:12 pm
Specialist subject, the bleedin' obvious.
It's not just software patents that are dubious... someone's applying for a US patent on the stunning and not at all obvious idea of having a testing system "wherein the test is privately conducted and testing results are anonymously reported without revealing a person's identity".
How is this miracle achieved? By - get ready for the shock - giving people a personal code number.
It's application #20010012611, and will doubtless be granted soon.
How is this miracle achieved? By - get ready for the shock - giving people a personal code number.
It's application #20010012611, and will doubtless be granted soon.