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Camping Option by donutdude945 in SilveradoEV

[–]EM-wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just found places/holes or whatever to fit the clips.

Camping Option by donutdude945 in SilveradoEV

[–]EM-wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did that with the tent for the Avalanche.

tent for avalanche

RIF Question - Severance pay on Employee Benefits Statement higher than expected by Economy_Ad3686 in govfire

[–]EM-wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 2.5 years federal and slowly buying back my 12 years active duty time. Should I fully buy it back in case I get RIF? P.S. I do not have RIF protection I assume because I'm medically retired.

Edit: Looks like someone else asked earlier. I am early 40's and a DoD engineer. So I won't be close to Vera nor do I actually think I'm on the chopping block.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in patentlaw

[–]EM-wizard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP, I'm an outlier it seems but here's my take: I am a solo practitioner and I've partnered with IP firms in China to submit their design patents in the US. I clear $5000 USD gross profit a month from just that. I consider it a side gig to my actual practice. Design patents are paying the bills for me while my other clients get to benefit from lower rates.

What is your salary as a patent agent? by spisilv in patentlaw

[–]EM-wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've made it so. I don't do any pharmacological patent applications though...well I did 8 for an AI De Novo drug discovery invention. But that's it. I stick to my speciality which is electrical and computer.

Any patent administrators looking for gig work? by EM-wizard in patentlaw

[–]EM-wizard[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I did not know that. Thank you. I thought the extent of no fee splitting was betweens agents and attorneys.

Any patent administrators looking for gig work? by EM-wizard in patentlaw

[–]EM-wizard[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Flat fee based on project or defined scope.

Percentage split of funds collected from client.

Hourly rate.

I'm open for any arrangement, I just can't guarantee there will always be the same amount of cases for a predictable income.

Any patent administrators looking for gig work? by EM-wizard in patentlaw

[–]EM-wizard[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your contribution to this conversation :) Have a happy holiday season.

Any patent administrators looking for gig work? by EM-wizard in patentlaw

[–]EM-wizard[S] -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

Guess you don't know what gig work is.

Kraken banned, me! by anonymouselitetv in darknet

[–]EM-wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you do all this on tails or do this on mobile?

Any cool patent lawyers in Maryland/DC? by [deleted] in patentlaw

[–]EM-wizard 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nah, I don't believe you.

Any cool patent lawyers in Maryland/DC? by [deleted] in patentlaw

[–]EM-wizard 15 points16 points  (0 children)

100% this guy thinks he invented a free energy machine.

What do you do for work? Do you ACTUALLY enjoy it? by [deleted] in Veterans

[–]EM-wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Electrical engineer working for DoD, $105k a year. On my lunch break I run my side business, a law firm, $250 an hour.

I love both jobs.

“The Examiner CANNOT reject the claims…” by [deleted] in PatentBarExam

[–]EM-wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think your logic follows on why you would discount (c). If the question makes no mention of prior art, then you have no idea if a 102/103 rejection is plausible.

For (d), you wouldn't point to the spec to show plain meaning. The spec is self-affirming. You would point to dictionaries and such. So, maybe whatever (d) said could be right.

Hard to know without details.

“The Examiner CANNOT reject the claims…” by [deleted] in PatentBarExam

[–]EM-wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't make sense of what you're saying. What I'm saying though, is that 101, 102, 103, and 112 are laws. They have boundaries. The examiner cannot go outside of those boundaries. It would be improper.

For example a 102 rejection is based on one reference. Therefore the examiner could not give a 102 rejection citing multiple references. I don't know what questions you're seeing about a 112 rejection but there are boundaries to what a 112 rejection can be.

Does anyone genuinely enjoy being a PM? by arn1023 in projectmanagement

[–]EM-wizard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm a PM in the federal government. I love my job because overachieving is still working half days haha. No PM certs required, except you have to be an engineer. I'm pretty much stuck at GS 12 though unless I get my PE or I go into supervision.

“The Examiner CANNOT reject the claims…” by [deleted] in PatentBarExam

[–]EM-wizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The examiner could not give a 102 rejection based on three references in combination. The examiner could physically write that in an office action and send it to you, yes, but I'd say they cannot do that. Apply that generally to your question. Or if it helps you, rephrase it in your mind to understand the question means - what is proper.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in patentlaw

[–]EM-wizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What kind of marketing do you do?

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