Sorry WM6, I am a bit   s l  o  w, I was on the road !!!!!! 

WTF,  I see what you mean!!         

All those references. Its a way of snowstorming the examiners with (probably) vaguely related data! 

The Patent Examiner ("Examinator" to you) ...... would just about have a FIT.  He is probably only given a few days to examine each patent & references.

YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT!!  Hmmmmm ..... do you think it happens in Australia with Mr Sweets patents?   I bet it does!      

 

Doug,

If I were the head examiner (or EXAMINATOR) (love that term!!) I would request (no, demand) the patent applicants to provide

      - extracts of each reference, and
      - highlight or demonstrate to show
      - the relevance of EACH reference they provide to their application. 

Do you think I would make a good HEAD EXAMINATOR ??   

Cheers, Huego 

Can I be both a TERMINATOR & HEAD EXAMINATOR (Dual roles) .......... I would do a very good job, ask Spinkta!  

If these patent (application) conditions were not met, the patent could be terminated and the applicant bear the legal costs.

These conditions would include .....

1. Provision of extracts of each provided reference showing their relevance to the application (eg as prior art).  No confusing mathematics or legal jargon.
(This is to reduce smoke & mirrors).

2. Applicants may be asked to show WHY some prior art was not disclosed & if or why they were ignorant of it (made accountable for non disclosure)

Huego (Herr Terminator & Examinator)