●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 ●● ● Jul 30 [01:42] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1bsen91 [01:42] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1bsen91 ) [01:42] schestowitz[TR3] "" [01:42] schestowitz[TR3] Custom hardware was simply too difficult and expensive of a prospect. Instead, much effort has been invested in opening the Xbox ecosystem. Offloading of the design and manufacturing of hardware allows the company to focus on the software, which remains the future. Partners work for, now, and not against: [01:42] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.xbox.com/en-US/handhelds/rog-xbox-ally [01:42] schestowitz[TR3] 3 hours ago by Anonymous | no reactions | Reply [01:42] schestowitz[TR3] Post ID: @aa+1k1bsen91 [01:42] schestowitz[TR3] 0 [01:42] schestowitz[TR3] Easy math. [01:42] schestowitz[TR3] No GTA, no PS platform. Nothing else drives console sales." [01:42] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ROG Xbox Ally X & ROG Xbox Ally - Holiday 2025 | Xbox ● Jul 30 [05:28] schestowitz[TR3] > Thanks! I'll pass this on. [05:28] schestowitz[TR3] Well done on the recovery. ● Jul 30 [06:15] schestowitz[TR3] "Many thanks. I'll pass that along too. [06:15] schestowitz[TR3] (I just stood by while the smart ones did the work.) [06:15] schestowitz[TR3] P." ● Jul 30 [12:33] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 30 [13:06] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [13:07] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes [13:12] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:13] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@cj9td547nvgy2.irc) has joined #techbytes [13:32] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Jul 30 [14:23] schestowitz[TR3]
Even in the light of G 1/24, I think that there is...
Even in the light of G 1/24, I think that there is a good argument that the claims are perfectly clear. This is on the basis of principles outlined in UK case law (Virgin Atlantic v Premium Aircraft [2010] RPC 8 at [5]), [14:23] schestowitz[TR3] such as:
"It is the terms of the claims which delineate the patentee's territory"; and
"if the patentee has included what is obviously a
[14:23] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | BREAKING: Referral on description amendments finally confirmed! (G1/25 - Hydroponics") - The IPKat [14:27] schestowitz[TR3]
  • Since it is explicit in the EPC that the claims de...
    Since it is explicit in the EPC that the claims define the scope of the patent, I would say no. The page fees are the mechanism used to encourage applications to be concise and not discuss anything extraneous, but there i [14:27] schestowitz[TR3] s no explicit legal basis requiring that the description refrain from discussing more general or alternative solutions.
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  • If I were a person inclined to lay bets on outcome...
    If I were a person inclined to lay bets on outcomes, I would place a large sum on the outcomethat the EBA will dismiss Q3 as inadmissible. My hunch is that the EPO (management, working with EBA members) will prefer to sit [14:27] schestowitz[TR3] on its hands and watch (for a few years) how the thorny issue of "conforming the description" to an otherwise allowable claim of a patent monopoly application plays out in the
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  • Even in the light of G 1/24, I think that there is...
    Even in the light of G 1/24, I think that there is a good argument that the claims are perfectly clear. This is on the basis of principles outlined in UK case law (Virgin Atlantic v Premium Aircraft [2010] RPC 8 at [5]), [14:27] schestowitz[TR3] such as:
    "It is the terms of the claims which delineate the patentee's territory"; and
    "if the patentee has included what is obviously a
    • [14:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | BREAKING: Referral on description amendments finally confirmed! (G1/25 - Hydroponics") - The IPKat [14:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | BREAKING: Referral on description amendments finally confirmed! (G1/25 - Hydroponics") - The IPKat ● Jul 30 [16:11] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:26] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@g4fkpdw9jnnwn.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:30] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 30 [18:34] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k139h48h [18:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k139h48h ) [18:34] schestowitz[TR3] " CVP of Talent: Lindsay-Rae McIntyre [18:34] schestowitz[TR3] CVP of Learning: Lindsay-Rae McIntyre [18:34] schestowitz[TR3] Chief Diversity Officer: Lindsay-Rae McIntyre [18:34] schestowitz[TR3] and what comes first? here is the full title: [18:34] schestowitz[TR3] Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, Chief Diversity Officer, Corporate Vice President of Talent and Learning, Microsoft [18:34] schestowitz[TR3] Literally talent acquisition, development, and learning is run out of the offices of DEI. You can't make this sh-t up. [18:34] schestowitz[TR3] No conflict of interests here in building a performance based meritocracy... move along. "\ [18:35] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k128fxbz [18:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k128fxbz ) [18:35] schestowitz[TR3] " [18:35] schestowitz[TR3] The skills that made you hireable today will be half-obsolete by 2027. Two small nations are leading the fight against this new form of economic entropy. [18:35] schestowitz[TR3] THIRTY MONTHS. That is how long it takes for half of a software developer's hard-won expertise to become as helpful as a Nokia flip phone. This alarming statistic, courtesy of Harvard Business Review research [18:35] schestowitz[TR3] https://haraldagterhuis.substack.com/p/the-great-skills-decay [18:35] schestowitz[TR3] " [18:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-haraldagterhuis.substack.com | The Great Skills Decay - by Harald Agterhuis ● Jul 30 [20:00] schestowitz[TR3]
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    Welcoming New Faces to the Thunderbird Community Team - The Thunderbird Blog
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    Thunderbird is (and has always been) powered by the people. The project exists because of the amazing community of passionate code contributors, bug-bashers, content creators, and all-around wonderful humans who have stood behind it and worked to support and maintain it over the years.

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    And as the Thunderbird community grows, we want to ensure that we [the team supporting you] grow alongside you, so that we can continue to collaborate and build effectively and efficiently together.

    Thats why were thrilled to announce a refreshed and growing Thunderbird Community Team here at MZLA! Expect a little more structure, a lot more collaboration, and an open invitation to o [20:00] schestowitz[TR3] ur users and contributors to join us and help shape what comes next.

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    • [20:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.thunderbird.net | Welcoming New Faces to the Thunderbird Community Team - The Thunderbird Blog ● Jul 30 [21:11] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Jul 30 [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] defraud https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1ejz52q [23:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1ejz52q ) [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] "" [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] MSFT is going to invest $80 billion to compete in AI against the meta of the world; for this they need to cut cost: which means big layoffs: this is the AI gold rush and America is leading the way ; [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] Sartre Philosopher said: all means are good when they are effective [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] 13 minutes ago by Anonymous [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] Post ID: @a4+1k1ejz52q [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] +3 [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] They dont want Microsoft to be the next IBM, so they clean up the swamp before its too late [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] 28 minutes ago by Anonymous [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] Post ID: @a3+1k1ejz52q [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] +3 [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] Good Results . Thats the American way of business - Shareholder value . Thanks Satya and his LT - good job [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] 37 minutes ago by Anonymous [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] Post ID: @a2+1k1ejz52q [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] +3 [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] woke hiring, woke firing https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k139h48h [23:01] schestowitz[TR3] " [23:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k139h48h )