From the U.S. Patent Code ... in verse by Yehuda Berlinger [LINK].
These verses are part
Thirty five of the code
Of the U. S. of A.
Written down as an ode . . .102
If already known
Or in print, or described,
Or abandoned, a patent
Cannot be applied
103
A process that anyone could
Discover's superfluous
You can't patent it, for it's
Patently obvious
104
You can only claim patent
If you made the invention
In a country with which we
Have no contention111
To apply for a patent
You fill out in writing
And you swear and you pay
Isn't that exciting?
112
You fill out your claim
About what the thing does
And how it all works
And wherefore and because119
If you're already registered
Outside the states
You are retroactively granted
Within a year of the date
120
A followup patent
Is often permitted
To be dated to when the
First one was submitted
121
Two inventions should not
Be submitted together
So split them, and next time
Don't try to be clever122
Patent applications are
Kept in obscurity
Especially ones that
Affect national securitySo what I have written
Be it naughty or nice
Is no substitute for real
Legal advice
Copyright 2006, Yehuda Berlinger.
