tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post238615483746742476..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: So that's an interesting quote about IP stuff in China: "Even if they are published, they are difficult to duplicate.” Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-54641460119432815292015-01-27T18:45:07.747-05:002015-01-27T18:45:07.747-05:00"“Our materials and processes are quite compl..."“Our materials and processes are quite complicated, sophisticated, and integrated with customer processes. Even if they are published, they are difficult to duplicate.”"<br /><br />In order to patent, you need to establish "utility", which pretty much means "better than an alternative of our choice at a single metric of our choice". The examples listed in the patent are often useless. The syntheses are incomplete and leave out many major details, result in samples that are clearly impure (catalyst residues, for example), or require preps or purifications that are obviously uneconomic (column chromotography for things that sell for dollars a kilo). It is quite clear that the examiners have no clue as to what it means to actually disclose one's invention.<br /><br />Dealing with patents is the worst part of my job.Ogemaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396797613368443908noreply@blogger.com