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microbuddy

microbuddy  n.— «the Illinois inventor came up with a solution—round paper towels. This month the U.S. Patent and Trademark office accepted his application for, as he calls them, “microbuddies,” paving the way for the newest...

tumshie

tumshie  n.— «Och, ye muckle tumshie, hae ye nae sense avah?» —“Re: The great LP vs CD debate/war” by patent3@popmail.dircon.co.uk (Stewart Pinkerton) Usenet: rec.audio.opinion Dec. 26, 1999. (source: Double...

submarine patent

submarine patent  n.— «Occasionally, patents take a decade or two to be granted because they are held up in appeals and amendments in the Patent Office. When this happens under the existing system, an inventor can obtain a 17-year monopoly...

submarine patent

submarine patent  n.— «Acacia is one of a number of companies that are making a good living by sitting on patents that are actually very general in their application. Individuals can register such patents, with no ability to develop...

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