Now this cracks me up

Snowflake · 03-02-2007, 01:47 PM

Being in the patent world in which with CH you get LI as a bonus, this little military snafu cracks me up.

Morrigoon · 03-02-2007, 01:59 PM

Wow, I'm totally lost in your acronyms. But the story is amusing.

Brigitte · 03-02-2007, 02:43 PM

Glad I'm not the only one. I laughed at the story but am puzzled by the CH and LI

Prudence · 03-02-2007, 02:49 PM

CH is an abbreviation for Switzerland, that much I know.

Morrigoon · 03-02-2007, 02:51 PM

Ah, then LI must be Lichtenstein. Makes sense. Still don't see the relationship to patents, but at least the pieces are falling into place

Brigitte · 03-02-2007, 02:53 PM

LI for Lichtenstein I can see, CH for Switzerland? Where'd that come from?

Ghoulish Delight · 03-02-2007, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Brigitte

LI for Lichtenstein I can see, CH for Switzerland? Where'd that come from?

I'm guessing Swiss (err, German).

Heh, nope. Latin. "Confoederatio Helvetica", used because there are 4 official languages so instead of choosing one of those, they went with Latin. Thanks, Wikipedia!

More guessing: One would presume when dealing with international patent law, different countries have their own patent departments and legalities to deal with. Judging from Snowflake's post, Switzerland and Lichtenshtein have some sort of deal where applying through one gives you a legal patent in both.

Snowflake · 03-02-2007, 03:27 PM

Okay, the patent connection is when you file a patent application in Switzerland, an application in Liechtenstein is tossed in for free. So it's like Order #2 and you get an eggroll.

JWBear · 03-02-2007, 03:48 PM

On their way home, did they stop in Grand Fenwick for a few glasses of wine?

Capt Jack · 03-02-2007, 04:28 PM

another story from that page, equally crack up inducing (to me at least.)

03-02-2007, 01:47 PM	#1
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Brigitte Whatcha doin'? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Loungin' with the kids Posts: 418	Glad I'm not the only one. I laughed at the story but am puzzled by the CH and LI
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Ah, then LI must be Lichtenstein. Makes sense. Still don't see the relationship to patents, but at least the pieces are falling into place __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Brigitte Whatcha doin'? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Loungin' with the kids Posts: 418	LI for Lichtenstein I can see, CH for Switzerland? Where'd that come from?
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Okay, the patent connection is when you file a patent application in Switzerland, an application in Liechtenstein is tossed in for free. So it's like Order #2 and you get an eggroll. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	another story from that page, equally crack up inducing (to me at least.) __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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