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Just what we need, another brand new class of patents.
expected value of a Storyline Patent
"The expected value of a Storyline Patent application submitted today can be estimated by the following:
VSPA = VSP x Pissue
where
VSPA is the expected value of a Storyline Patent application,
VSP is the average value of an issued Storyline Patent, and
Pissue is the average probability of issue."
United States Patent Application 20050244804
"15. A process of relaying a story as in claim 14, further comprising: indicating that said plurality of events are stored in said character's brain; and inciting a third actor to indicate an ability to recreate at least some of said plurality of events by accessing said character's brain, wherein said plurality of events comprises at least one of said character's wedding, a birth of a child of said character, and performance of said character's occupation for a substantial portion of said time period, and wherein said second time is at least one year after said first time."
Fuck.
expected value of a Storyline Patent
"The expected value of a Storyline Patent application submitted today can be estimated by the following:
VSPA = VSP x Pissue
where
VSPA is the expected value of a Storyline Patent application,
VSP is the average value of an issued Storyline Patent, and
Pissue is the average probability of issue."
United States Patent Application 20050244804
"15. A process of relaying a story as in claim 14, further comprising: indicating that said plurality of events are stored in said character's brain; and inciting a third actor to indicate an ability to recreate at least some of said plurality of events by accessing said character's brain, wherein said plurality of events comprises at least one of said character's wedding, a birth of a child of said character, and performance of said character's occupation for a substantial portion of said time period, and wherein said second time is at least one year after said first time."
Fuck.