GM. Here is a bit of long-tailed tit action for you.

GM. Is this a sign?

GM. A chilly river this morning but I got a rainbow.

GM. A couple of miles swim in the river and I’m set for the day.

Sometimes it matters what order you put things in. In the Faketoshi03 opposition, I failed to notice that the problem with the patent was not just that it wasn't novel or inventive, but that it was also fatally flawed because it had been amended badly. The Opposition Division (OD) helped out with this when they raised an objection of added matter, which in the end was enough to kill the patent. The patentee has appealed the decision and is trying to get this overturned. This will, I expect, not work. The problem comes down to how the features of claim 1 were ordered - as set out by the OD in their decision. Feature F1.6 has to come after F1.5 because you can't provide the further blockchain transaction if you haven't first searched for it. We argued this in the opposition and objected that the claim was impossible to implement because the further transaction could not be provided if it was absent. The patentee then deleted the words "or absence" from F1.5, thereby admitting that this was the intended order. This seems to have triggered the OD to look more closely at where the features all came from. Here are the original claims the patentee said provided basis for claim 1 of the patent: 1, 3, 6 and 7. See what the order is? A plain reading results in the "monitoring or searching" step coming *after* the "providing a further blockchain transaction" step, contrary to how it was presented in claim 1 as granted, thereby adding matter. This was enough for the OD to find the patent invalid. The patentee is now arguing on appeal that the order doesn't matter, even though they had made an amendment that depended on the order we argued for. In reply, we will be saying that they are wrong and that they are now trying to backtrack from their own admission. This is another case that is going to take a while to resolve, possibly a couple of years, but it seems clear already where this is going.

GM. It’s another beautiful morning. 🌞

Proof of swim.

GM. Nice morning for a swim.

Clue No. 9: My first is in fighting but not in surrender My second in cannon but not in defender My third is in strike but not in shield My fourth is in axe but not in wield My fifth is in force but not in reaction And my whole is a type of unwelcome attraction

Clue No. 8: A French island joins again.

nChain hasn't filed a new patent application since 14 August 2024. Have they run out of inventions?

The total of European patent cases filed by nChain (and which have published) has now reached 652, the latest one appearing just yesterday. The proven liar and fraud Craig Wright (who can't even code) still features heavily as inventor on many of the applications that are still being pursued. An increasing number of applications are, however, being dropped by either failure to pay a renewal fee or respond to a communication issued by the EPO. Whether this is simply a cost-saving measure as the money gradually runs out or something else is not clear yet.

With suspicions of accounting irregularities and more hanging over the company, it appears that the whole nChain structure is about to rebrand as Teranode, all under the control of Calvin Ayre of course. Whether this will do anything to wash off the stain left by Wright’s activities we shall have to wait and see. Remember the whole purpose of setting up the company was to monetise Wright’s fraudulent claim to be Satoshi. Teranode Limited only came into existence in September 2024 and appears to be another of Ayre’s companies, with a couple of his minions acting as directors.

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nChain Limited’s accounts are now over a month overdue. This is getting serious. I wonder what they are trying to hide?

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Twenty five years ago today I (as Mark Anthony) was married to Cleopatra by Elvis in Las Vegas. Still going strong.