●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, September 03, 2025 ●● ● Sep 03 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.generation-nt.com/actualites/microsoft-france-licenciement-rcc-ia-restructuration-2061819 [05:28] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.generation-nt.com | Microsoft licencie 10% de ses effectifs en France malgr des rsultats records [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k456tdcz [05:28] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k456tdcz ) [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] "https://www.ainvest.com/news/ibm-sees-india-future-quantum-computing-fostering-algorithm-research-startups-2508/ [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] "IBM Sees India's Future in Quantum Computing, Fostering Algorithm Research and Startups" [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] "India, IBM's second-largest community of learners, lags in application research but is partnering with IBM in its National Quantum Mission and regional initiatives to foster innovation." [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] KEYWORD: LAGS... "SECOND COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS LAGS IN APPLICATION RESEARCH" BUT HOPES IBM WILL MAKE THEM GET THERE. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] (Second community of learners, whatever that is...) [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ca+1k456tdcz [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] @by [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Japan (Japanese) is the country with most patents granted in the US, with almost 41,000 in 2023. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bz+1k456tdcz [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] +8 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] @bw [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] The person that posted the comment you replied to can't prove it, because it's not true. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Domestic vs. foreign filings: [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Of the 1.76 million patent publications from Chinese inventors in 2024, an estimated 96% were filed only within China. This is because they cannot compete internationally from an inventions standard perspective. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Limited international reach: [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Only a small fraction of Chinese patents are filed internationally via the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) or in countries like the U.S. For patents filed abroad, U.S.-based applicants file more applications (agregated) internationally than any other country. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] A negligible portion of Chinese patents include filings in the U.S.. In 2024, only about 1% of Chinese patent filings were submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Keywords is submitted, submitted and approved are two different things. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Also, they have increased international applications internationally, but in jurisdictions with less rigorous standards. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Plus this: [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] China is trying to increase their presence in global systems, particularly the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] PCT applications: [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] In 2024, Chinese inventors filed 70,160 PCT applications, leading the world for the fifth consecutive year. The number of PCT filings is still a small portion of China's total domestic volume. For comparison, the U.S. filed 54,087 PCT applications in 2024. But the US doesn't have to file in the same manner. Quantity is what China is going for internally, but with lower standards, while the US has stronger patent ideas and doesn't g [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] o for quantity. Let us remember that they have 4 times more people than the US. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] As we know, applications are not the same as obtained patents. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] The United States has won over 400 Nobel Prizes, significantly more than China's 8, as of late 2024 data. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] By the way, they also do the same with copyrights. They make you file also in China, otherwise they blatantly COPY your copyrights. The same is true for India. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @by+1k456tdcz [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] +11 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] @bs [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] PLUS - why do they need to send 600,000 students to study in US college and universities? [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] If they were so capable, they wouldn't have the need to study abroad, most particularly, in the US, acquire and steal knowledge from US educational institutions and as they are here as students, spy, grab more knowledge from whoever is employing them, etc. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] | 11 reactions (+11/-0) | Reply [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bx+1k456tdcz [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] +8 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] @bv Chinese talk is cheap ! [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Prove it. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bw+1k456tdcz [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] -12 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] @bs most patents from US actually from Chinese immigrants. So really most ideas come from Chinese. Plus, Americans too fat already. Automtion only make more fat. Become even more lazy. And we have much automation already, just not so many fat and lazy. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] | 12 reactions (+0/-12) | Reply [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bv+1k456tdcz [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] +8 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] @bc [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Just another smoke and mirrors project from India. But then, what else do you expect from a corrupt and rotten culture, which is now playing second fiddle to the rising Chinese dominance in the East ? Xi has a WINNING hand, but Modi is not WINNING ! [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] (Modi is a loser, just like Alvind, Krabanaugh, Rob the Slob and the Pipmunks) ! [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bt+1k456tdcz [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] +6 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] @bh [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] China needs America more than they realize - they might have helped destroy manufacturing in the US in the last few decades, but necessity is the mother of invention. Americans are smarter and more innovative than the Chinese, not the other way around. Otherwise why would Chinese need to steal American patents and inventions as happens so often ? Do you hear of Americans coming to China to steal the Chinese inventions and patents ? [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Why not ? That points to America having more innovative ideas and products. AI and automation is moving ahead in the US despite the fact that it will likely cause major economic upheaval as people lose jobs. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Do you think Xi Jingping would allow automation to displace millions of Chinese jobs in China ? He and the CCP would likely be history if they even approved such an idea. Communism is a dead ideology just like Mao. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bs+1k456tdcz [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] +12 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] @bh [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] You write like you are still in kindergarten. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] You would be perfect for cheap labor, but training AI is beyond your gray material's ability. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bk+1k456tdcz [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] +20 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] @bh [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] No, China is not self-sufficient and relies heavily on international trade for key resources like food, energy, and advanced technology. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] | 20 reactions (+20/-0) | Reply [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bj+1k456tdcz [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] -24 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] @b4 But I agree with @b3, Americans very funny. Maybe dont realize China can live without US but US needs China. We can make everything here. So maybe makes sense to move opperations here. Then later we outsource to cheap labor from US. But for unskilled only. Maybe things like training AI, something like that [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:28] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.ainvest.com | IBM Sees India's Future in Quantum Computing, Fostering Algorithm Research and Startups ● Sep 03 [08:20] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [08:59] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Sep 03 [09:16] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:43] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Sep 03 [10:00] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [10:01] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Sep 03 [11:51] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 03 [13:30] schestowitz[TR2]
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    • [13:30] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | CrowdSec 1.7 Intrusion Detection and Prevention System Released [13:31] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-batsov.com | How to Vim: Take Control of Split Positioning - (think) [13:31] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Quickly transpose sentences and paragraphs using key bindings in Emacs - box.matto.nl ● Sep 03 [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] \https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k456tdcz [14:18] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k456tdcz ) [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] " [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] India invented Zero! [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] 8 minutes ago by Anonymous [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @em+1k456tdcz [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] @eh [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] That's what's happening, they are transferring IP, confidential information and trade secrets to a "community of 'learners'", there are R&D centers outside of the US, but in places where the human capital is extremely intelligent and with high IQ and they do work that goes back to benefit the company. This is different, this goes to a "community of learners" that is aimed at taking away without creating anything of value. Nothing o [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] f value. [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] 19 minutes ago by Anonymous [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ek+1k456tdcz [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] +6 [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] At the end of the day, pressure needs to be put of AK and his Pipmunks that they cannot play with the "IBM India Friends and Family" plan on the sinking IBM Titanic when it comes to Quantum Computing. They cannot pass on confidential information and trade secrets to the Indian Government or it's agents as they have to do when selling other products. Providing such information is the same thing as giving away state secrets, patents [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] and copyrights to competitors. There are stiff penalties associated with those actions. Alvind might be CEO and Chairman but even he should know better than to break the law. [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] 37 minutes ago by Anonymous [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @eh+1k456tdcz [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] +8 [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] @ca [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] Let's invest (and spend resources) in a community of ignorants, oops, I mean, "learners that lag in AI and Quantum application research" in Indi aaa, while we continue to layoff people in the US, which are the ones with the actual know-how. [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] That's Ugly Low IQ AK, friend, family and neighbors for you. [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @eb+1k456tdcz [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] @de [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] Agreed with everything you said. Still, NO AMERICAN COMPANY SHOULD BE DOING THIS. "Charity Drain of Money to another country with NO ROI"? [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] (Capital letters are intentional, LOL!!) [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] The second biggest community of learners: A whole bunch of people (not hard to get in a country that has 1.4 billion and 4x times more than the US, quantity is all they have) that have no idea about anything, know nothing and need to learn and take from others (that's what learners mean, an empty marketing word that tries to hide this reality. [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] It actually sounds ridiculous, "second biggest community of learners" when you think about it. "Community of ignorants, but get Quantum funding". If you invest in geniuses fine for competitive gains, but not this. This is not investment, but money transfer. [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] AK is very charitable when it comes down to his buddies who know nothing about AI or Quantum, can't develop any apps and use cases by themselves, and want to have a pretty building in the hopes that someone will come like they did for call centers and IT sweatshops. [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] But whoever needs to see this and react accordingly, investors, shareholders, etc, etc - are nowhere to be found? sleeping on the wheel? [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] NO BENEFIT to IBM and by extension, the US, whatsoever. [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ea+1k456tdcz [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] +6 [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] @ca [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] if India is the second biggest community of IBM learners, what is the first one ? China ? the US ? [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] It seems more like a smoke and mirrors effort to pry funds from some company (IBM) to say that they are started on Quantum Research. Startup AI companies are a dime a dozen. Looks like the same thing is happening with Quantum computing. And this initiative in India is going nowhere in a hurry. [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] " [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k462yt4j [14:23] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k462yt4j ) [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] " [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] Guess what? But they are hiring somewhere else, former McKinsey will lead the effort in "somewhere else" (announcement from August, 2025): [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/enterprise-services/red-hat-appoints-navtez-singh-bal-as-new-vp-gm-for-india-and-south-asia/123162309 [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] While US-based Red Hat jobs go away, "India is brimming with opportunity" and We have a real opportunity to position Red Hat as a critical player..." [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.communicationstoday.co.in/red-hat-appoints-navtez-singh-bal-as-vp-gm-for-india-and-south-asia/ [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] However, despite of the "high growth numbers": they are only $200 million and reaching a plateau (because the market is big in terms of people, but limited, the actual addressable market is less than the size of the US or EU population) for a company that makes $64 billion. [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.techcircle.in/2025/01/09/red-hat-poised-for-200-mn-topline-in-india [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] Number don't add up, logic doesn't add up, but everything AK does is leading in the very same direction. That is, an entire US iconic company will be dismantled in the US and transferred to "somewhere else". [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] Slowly, but surely. [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] 35 minutes ago by Anonymous [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @d0+1k462yt4j [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] @OP [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] I saw a couple of LinkedIn posts that popped up on my newsfeed. [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] 50 minutes ago by Anonymous [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cz+1k462yt4j [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] From April [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] Red Hat's Layoffs [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] 4% of Red Hat's people will be laid off in the coming months. Many have already been let go. [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/red-hats-layoffs [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] " [14:23] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com | Red Hat Appoints Navtez Singh Bal as New VP & GM for India and South Asia, ETTelecom [14:23] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.communicationstoday.co.in/red-hat-appoints-navtez-singh-bal-as-vp-gm-for-india-and-south-asia/ ) [14:23] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.techcircle.in | Red Hat poised for $200 mn topline in India [14:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com | Red Hat's Layoffs ● Sep 03 [15:21] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [15:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [15:33] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:37] schestowitz[TR2]
  • Mr Thomas, you have grossly misrepresented my posi...
    Mr Thomas, you have grossly misrepresented my position. However, that happens so frequently that it would almost certainly be a waste of my time pointing out the crucial points where my views diverge from how you have [15:37] schestowitz[TR2] presented them.

    I will therefore keep my comment to one, brief point: there is no such thing in patent monopoly law as a "claimed definition". There are terms used in
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    Max, the problem is precisely that the EPO are applying their unique version of a "primacy of the claims" principle to post-grant proceedings. If this trend continues, it will inevitably lead to paten [15:37] schestowitz[TR2] ts being revoked by the EPO that would be (or have been) confirmed as valid by national courts and/or the UPC.

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    "First, argued the Patentee, there was an effect of convenience, whereby the claimed solid dispersion formulation allowed for more convenient dosing." As the first argument! Made me laugh and assume the attor [15:37] schestowitz[TR2] neys didn't believe the claims were inventive themselves. There could be something in the 2nd argument depending on the facts, but, with those facts, I doubt the skilled person
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    Dear Dr. Hughes,

    I commented the decision in my blog, but I would like to come back on a comment of yours.

    When you say that, making it up to the patentee to align the description and the claims could be read as supporting the case that mandatory description amendments should not be forced on patentees, given that legal certainty is provided by an est [15:37] schestowitz[TR2] ablished approach to
    • [15:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | No claim interpretation summersaults for the EPO (T 2027/23) - The IPKat [15:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | No claim interpretation summersaults for the EPO (T 2027/23) - The IPKat [15:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | When your formulation IP is beyond compare (T 0722/24) - The IPKat [15:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [15:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | No claim interpretation summersaults for the EPO (T 2027/23) - The IPKat [15:42] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@dzuvjiezk3q72.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 03 [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k462yt4j [16:22] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k462yt4j ) [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] "Absolutely. [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] Plan: Dismantle IBM in the US and move operations to India, slowly, but surely. Marketing messages to make it seem what it's not. EVERYTHING that is happening is going in the very SAME direction with AK and team of escorts. [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] CLIENTS should pay attention, because investors, shareholders aren't. The chairman of the board is AK himself, so... [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @d9+1k462yt4j [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] @d0 [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] Why doesn't IBM and Alvind come out and state the obvious: [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] Red Hat has appointed a new Global Red Hat Leader who will be located in India; his name is Navtez Singh Bal. He will be the Primary contact going forward, as IBM looks to move and consolidate Red Hat Development, Support and Operations from the US to India. [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] That's get a clear message across to everyone including the clients, doesn't it ? Why hide behind more IBM layoff gobbledygook ? [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Sep 03 [18:23] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 03 [19:49] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Sep 03 [23:53] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/03/Takeaway_From_the_Google_Verdict_GAFAM_Has_Too_Much_Control_Eve.shtml [23:53] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Takeaway From the Google Verdict: GAFAM Has Too Much Control (Even Over the US Government and Courts With Government Appointees)