<![CDATA[When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why]]>When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/98c2c1fa-09a9-4974-9aca-6fbdfe98578f/when-your-company-s-lawyers-advise-you-not-to-look-at-patents-this-is-whyRSS for NodeMon, 24 Aug 2026 22:40:02 GMTTue, 18 Aug 2026 23:32:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:00:49 GMT]]>@synlogic4242 @lcamtuf "Generate a patent application for something that will make me a billionaire. Make no mistakes."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/jjacobsson/statuses/117120883038138252https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/jjacobsson/statuses/117120883038138252Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:00:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:51:09 GMT]]>@lcamtuf

Bear-pig-bong.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/NuclearOatmeal/statuses/117120373222150961https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/NuclearOatmeal/statuses/117120373222150961Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:51:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:13:19 GMT]]>@lcamtuf have you read the actual patent? Its a humorous mask for a kid to take their nebulizer through. Hahaha

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://digitaldarkage.cc/users/iaintshootinmis/statuses/117120224432685686https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://digitaldarkage.cc/users/iaintshootinmis/statuses/117120224432685686Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:13:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:39:15 GMT]]>@lcamtuf this image will look a nice on a slide about patents. Thank you!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mer0x36/statuses/117119854540329665https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mer0x36/statuses/117119854540329665Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:39:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:33:46 GMT]]>@stx @lcamtuf this actually makes sense if that's a bong. Red eyes & all.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/vex/statuses/117119832984244430https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/vex/statuses/117119832984244430Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:33:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:01:08 GMT]]>@azonenberg @silvermoon82 @lcamtuf https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/81/26/fb/0761cfef0ec8c6/US7832362.pdf
Section "10 Brief description of the figures "

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/funkylab/statuses/117119704635433357https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/funkylab/statuses/117119704635433357Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:01:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:58:22 GMT]]>@azonenberg @silvermoon82 @lcamtuf especially since grizzly bears heavier than 350 kg are yet to be discovered…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/funkylab/statuses/117119693768485092https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/funkylab/statuses/117119693768485092Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:58:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:52:59 GMT]]>@funkylab @silvermoon82 @lcamtuf but on the google patents page i am not seeing an obvious list of captions for the figures? maybe my adblock rules are messing with the page or something?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/azonenberg/statuses/117119672589326559https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/azonenberg/statuses/117119672589326559Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:52:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:51:21 GMT]]>@funkylab @silvermoon82 @lcamtuf "as opposed to the rapid destruction that could ensue were a 2,000 pound Grizzly bear to remove a plastic treat toy designed for a toy poodle"

That is... not something I ever expected to read in a patent

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/azonenberg/statuses/117119666168413623https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/azonenberg/statuses/117119666168413623Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:51:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:47:47 GMT]]>@azonenberg @silvermoon82 @lcamtuf seriously, why do I give or full patent titles if nobody then goes and reads the patent's description of figures. Figure 8 shows a bear. Not a puppy. Not clear why anyone would claim it's a puppy, the patent title explicitly mentions pets and animals (thus, non-pet animals) separately.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/funkylab/statuses/117119652179382541https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/funkylab/statuses/117119652179382541Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:47:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:35:02 GMT]]>@azonenberg @silvermoon82 @funkylab @lcamtuf the bear is NOT VALUED

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/ska/statuses/117119602029019658https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/ska/statuses/117119602029019658Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:35:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:21:17 GMT]]>@lcamtuf what, and I can not emphasize this enough, the fuck is that

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/faraiwe/statuses/117119547985576949https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/faraiwe/statuses/117119547985576949Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:21:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:59:24 GMT]]>@lcamtuf Attn.: @jwz

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jef/statuses/117119461948737733https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jef/statuses/117119461948737733Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:59:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:48:17 GMT]]>@silvermoon82 @funkylab @lcamtuf yeah it definitely was more bear than dog in my head lol

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/azonenberg/statuses/117119418223993640https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/azonenberg/statuses/117119418223993640Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:48:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:47:49 GMT]]>@funkylab @azonenberg @lcamtuf
That’s supposed to be a PUPPY? Looks like a nightmare bear.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/silvermoon82/statuses/117119416387214442https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/silvermoon82/statuses/117119416387214442Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:47:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:41:11 GMT]]>@lcamtuf Took me too long to realise it is a tongue pressing a button and not a bong.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/stx/statuses/117119390277477809https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/stx/statuses/117119390277477809Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:41:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:34:44 GMT]]>@funkylab thank you! I wanted to look it up but I didn't feel like getting out of bed!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/CrankyAmy/statuses/117119364928832235https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/CrankyAmy/statuses/117119364928832235Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:34:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:41 GMT]]>@lcamtuf Five Nights at USPTO's Dark Basement. It's full of whatever that is.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AlesandroOrtiz/statuses/117119231055553177https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AlesandroOrtiz/statuses/117119231055553177Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:41:24 GMT]]>@azonenberg @lcamtuf The figures: the nicest boys: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/drawing?channel=espacenet_channel-86a16fdf-7cb6-4d7b-8923-e730fcf3bb91

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/funkylab/statuses/117119155239220904https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/funkylab/statuses/117119155239220904Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:41:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:40:48 GMT]]>@azonenberg @lcamtuf It has the longest patent title I've seen so far, kudos to the inventors, "DEGHIONNO NANCY BROTHERS"

"Lightweight, hollow, reusable, food-dispensing treat toy and combination of food-dispensing treat toy with an enclosing container designed for intellectual stimulation, enrichment and amusement of animals, and reduction of boredom or separation anxiety that may lead to destructive or undesirable behavior in puppies and/or other animals. "

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/funkylab/statuses/117119152827073661https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/funkylab/statuses/117119152827073661Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:40:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:39:03 GMT]]>@azonenberg @lcamtuf
Winnie The Pooh licking the Demon core
(do not ask Disney about it)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://birdbutt.com/users/colinstu/statuses/117119145963163652https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://birdbutt.com/users/colinstu/statuses/117119145963163652Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:39:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:38:39 GMT]]>@lcamtuf its prob worse now with AI generating patent applications. (which I assume is happening.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/synlogic4242/statuses/117119144395884340https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/synlogic4242/statuses/117119144395884340Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:38:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:37:58 GMT]]>@lcamtuf lol

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/wyatt/statuses/117119141688161328https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/wyatt/statuses/117119141688161328Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:37:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When your company's lawyers advise you not to look at patents, this is why on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:34:00 GMT]]>@lcamtuf wtf is that patent from

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/azonenberg/statuses/117119126099272856https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/azonenberg/statuses/117119126099272856Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:34:00 GMT