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RedLegon Bank of America Patent Application #20140229239 – “Face Retirement Tool”

I respect your opinion and don't question the alleged research. But, I personally can't imagine being persuaded to invest in an IRA based on a gimmicky face aging tool. See aerovistae's above comment on the real world application.

RedLegon Bank of America Patent Application #20140229239 – “Face Retirement Tool”

IAAL. Yep, it has been initially classified by the USPTO as belonging to class 705, which is for business methods.

RedLegon Bank of America Patent Application #20140229239 – “Face Retirement Tool”

Title is misleading. It's not a patent, rather it's a published patent application. But, yeah, it's dumb...

RedLegon Nintendo files Patent Application for Hand-Held Video Game Emulation

1. This is merely a published patent application, and not an issued patent. An inventor may file a patent application that claims whatever he/she wants. An application has no legal effect until it has been examined and issued by the USPTO.

2. This particular patent application claims priority to a patent application filed on November 28, 2000. This means that any prior art must have been published before that date. It does not appear that your links contains any such prior art.

I know it is quite popular on the Internet to criticize the USPTO for its perceived "incompetence", but please make sure that you have the "competence" of understanding the basics of the US patent application process before making disparaging remarks.