Patent trolls are those who file "paper patents" or "submarine patents" that they never intend to exploit, but merely use as tools to Sue unwitting infringers.

专利怪物(patent troll)是那些申请“纸面专利”(paper patent)或“潜水艇专利”(submarine patent)的公司，它们从不打算开发这些专利，而只是将其用作起诉不知情侵权者的工具。

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On the other hand, by allowing PDF filings the patent office may succeed in convincing more filers to file electronically rather than on paper.

另一方面，允许 PDF 编档可能使专利机构成功地说服更多的档案编制人员放弃纸张，而改用电子编档。

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But because Sackstein had described HCELL in a scientific paper, the U.S. Patent Office told him it was rejecting his application.

但是因为Sackstein曾在科学论文中描述过HCELL，美国专利局拒绝了他的申请。

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As usual, Apple thought Friday night on a holiday weekend was the perfect time to push some more paper through in its ongoing patent lawsuit against Samsung.

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Mei said in the paper on Wednesday that her company applied for patent rights for Xiaoi in 2004 in China and the patent right went into effect in 2006.

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The paper was penned by a 26-year-old Swiss patent clerk with dark, curly hair years before he sprouted that signature nest of white hair.

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