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Did you know that someone has a patent (US Patent 5443036<http://www.patent=
storm.us/patents/5443036.html>) over using a laser pointer to exercise a ca=
t? Serious. Likewise, The Walt Disney Company<http://corporate.disney.go.co=
m> has a patent (US Patent 5392735<http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5392735=
.html>) on a device for talking to dolphins (and perhaps even "whales and p=
orpoises" too)? With approximately 1 million patents being applied for acro=
ss the world each year the task of examiners especially in assessing new te=
chnologies has become increasingly difficult.
A new service in Australia will help sort the patent chaff. Starting this m=
orning, the newly-launched Peer-To-Patent Australia<http://www.peertopatent=
.org.au> project is designed to improve the process and the quality of issu=
ed patents by helping to assess whether an invention is new and inventive. =
How? With your help!
The idea is simple really: harness the power of community experts through W=
eb 2.0 technologies to improve the patent examination process. The site pub=
lishes pending patent applications from consenting applicants which are mad=
e available for comment for 90 days. During that time, members of community=
can review those applications, submit prior art references and comment on =
the relevance of any prior art that has been put forward.
Up on the site from today is 15 applications from applicants including IBM<=
http://www.ibm.com>, General Electric Company<http://www.ge.com>, Hewlett-P=
ackard<http://www.hp.com>, Yahoo<http://www.yahoo.com> and CSIRO<http://www=
.csiro.au>. Here's a little sample of what you will find:
* converting a decimal number to a binary representation based on proces=
sor size;
* detecting behavioural patterns related to the financial health of a bu=
siness entity;
* an arrangement where a customer enters into an agreement with a lender=
to share equity in real estate property;
* efficient cooling of server farms;
* refining mobile device search results using location modifiers;
* integrating browsing histories with media playlists on a media playbac=
k device;
* interactive specification of context-sensitive service level agreement=
s;
* controlling a network of trains; and
* gaming machine systems and methods.
Peer-To-Patent<http://www.peertopatent.org> started in the United States as=
a collaboration between the New York Law School<http://www.nyls.edu> in co=
llaboration with the US Patent and Trademark Office<http://www.uspto.gov>. =
Here in Australia, the project is led by Professor Brian Fitzgerald<http://=
www.law.qut.edu.au/staff/lsstaff/fitzgerald.jsp> and is a joint initiative =
of Queensland University of Technology<http://www.qut.edu.au> and IP Austra=
lia<http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au>.
Jessica Coates
Project Manager
Creative Commons Clinic
Queensland University of Technology
ph: 07 3138 8301
fax: 07 3138 9395
email: j2.coates at qut.edu.au
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<p>From the CCau website:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Did you know that someone has a patent (<a
href=3D"http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5443036.html">US Patent 5443036</=
a>)
over using a laser pointer to exercise a cat? Serious. Likewise, <a
href=3D"http://corporate.disney.go.com">The Walt Disney Company</a> has a p=
atent
(<a href=3D"http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5392735.html">US Patent 539273=
5</a>)
on a device for talking to dolphins (and perhaps even "whales and
porpoises" too)? With approximately 1 million patents being applied fo=
r
across the world each year the task of examiners especially in assessing ne=
w
technologies has become increasingly difficult.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>A new service in Australia will help sort the patent chaff. Starting thi=
s
morning, the newly-launched <a href=3D"http://www.peertopatent.org.au">Peer=
-To-Patent
Australia</a> project is designed to improve the process and the quality of
issued patents by helping to assess whether an invention is new and inventi=
ve.
How? With your help!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The idea is simple really: harness the power of community experts throug=
h
Web 2.0 technologies to improve the patent examination process. The site
publishes pending patent applications from consenting applicants which are =
made
available for comment for 90 days. During that time, members of community c=
an
review those applications, submit prior art references and comment on the
relevance of any prior art that has been put forward.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Up on the site from today is 15 applications from applicants including <=
a
href=3D"http://www.ibm.com">IBM</a>, <a href=3D"http://www.ge.com">General =
Electric
Company</a>, <a href=3D"http://www.hp.com">Hewlett-Packard</a>, <a
href=3D"http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</a> and <a href=3D"http://www.csiro.au"=
>CSIRO</a>.
Here's a little sample of what you will find:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type=3Ddisc>
<li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>converting a decimal number to a binary
representation based on processor size;<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>detecting behavioural patterns related to the
financial health of a business entity;<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>an arrangement where a customer enters into a=
n
agreement with a lender to share equity in real estate property;<o:p><=
/o:p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>efficient cooling of server farms;<o:p></o:p>=
</li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>refining mobile device search results using
location modifiers;<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>integrating browsing histories with media pla=
ylists
on a media playback device;<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>interactive specification of context-sensitiv=
e
service level agreements;<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>controlling a network of trains; and<o:p></o:=
p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>gaming machine systems and methods.<o:p></o:p=
></li>
</ul>
<p><a href=3D"http://www.peertopatent.org">Peer-To-Patent</a> started in th=
e United
States as a collaboration between the <a href=3D"http://www.nyls.edu">New Y=
ork
Law School</a> in collaboration with the <a href=3D"http://www.uspto.gov">U=
S
Patent and Trademark Office</a>. Here in Australia, the project is led by <=
a
href=3D"http://www.law.qut.edu.au/staff/lsstaff/fitzgerald.jsp">Professor B=
rian
Fitzgerald</a> and is a joint initiative of <a href=3D"http://www.qut.edu.a=
u">Queensland
University of Technology</a> and <a href=3D"http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au">=
IP
Australia</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s=
ans-serif"'>Jessica
Coates</span><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",=
"serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s=
ans-serif"'>Project
Manager</span><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"=
,"serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s=
ans-serif"'>Creative
Commons Clinic</span><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New=
Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s=
ans-serif"'>Queensland
University of Technology</span><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:=
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New=
Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s=
ans-serif"'>ph:
07 3138 8301</span><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New R=
oman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s=
ans-serif"'>fax:
07 3138 9395</span><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New R=
oman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s=
ans-serif"'>email:
j2.coates at qut.edu.au</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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