Rating calculations

Here's an explanation of how our rating system works.

The rating scale goes from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest).

Inventor rating questionnaire

Would you give a formal recognition to this person/organization for its patent related work?:

• [ 5 ]  I would give my full respect
• [ 4 ]  Worth mentioning
• [ 3 ]  Not sure
• [ 2 ]  Most likely not
• [ 1 ]  Never

Rate how useful are patents this person/organization has invented/approved.:

• [ 5 ]  Very useful
• [ 4 ]  Mostly useful
• [ 3 ]  Don't know
• [ 2 ]  A few are useful
• [ 1 ]  Useless

Do you think you would do his/her/its job better?:

• [ 5 ]  No, he/she/it is a proven expert
• [ 4 ]  No, but I could try
• [ 3 ]  Not sure
• [ 2 ]  Most likely with the adequate training
• [ 1 ]  Yes, when can I start?

Do you think that the work of this person/organization is useful for the community?:

• [ 5 ]  Very useful
• [ 4 ]  I am not sure
• [ 3 ]  Not useful
• [ 2 ]  Useless
• [ 1 ]  Contra-productive

What is the main driving force for this inventor/examiner/corporation/other?:

• [ 5 ]  Humanitarian work
• [ 4 ]  Protection of idea
• [ 3 ]  Not sure
• [ 2 ]  Money and glory
• [ 1 ]  Pure greed

Can the public trust this person/organization?:

• [ 5 ]  Always
• [ 4 ]  Sometimes
• [ 3 ]  Not sure
• [ 2 ]  Rarely
• [ 1 ]  Never

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Patent rating questionnaire

What is the true purpose of this patent?: Does this patent serve only to stop other inventors persuing an idea, or it is patented to solve a specific problem?

• [ 5 ]  Patented to preserve knowledge
• [ 4 ]  Defensive patent
• [ 3 ]  I am not sure
• [ 2 ]  Manufacturing base and used to stop/slow down rivals
• [ 1 ]  Serves only patent trolls

Does this invention solve a specific problem? :

• [ 5 ]  Yes
• [ 4 ]  It might
• [ 3 ]  Not sure
• [ 2 ]  Bloory idea and bloory practical use
• [ 1 ]  Very broad patent, without practical use

If you were patent examiner would you approve this patent?:

• [ 5 ]  Yes
• [ 4 ]  Most likely
• [ 3 ]  Not sure
• [ 2 ]  Probably not
• [ 1 ]  Definitively not

Is it obsolete or futuristic?:

• [ 5 ]  Well ahead of time
• [ 4 ]  Somewhat futuristic
• [ 3 ]  Not sure
• [ 2 ]  Somewhat obsolete
• [ 1 ]  Completely obsolete

Rate originality.: plagiarist, copy or a brand new idea

• [ 5 ]  Genial
• [ 4 ]  Original
• [ 3 ]  Not sure
• [ 2 ]  Copied from somewhere
• [ 1 ]  Already used for thousands of years

How useful is this invention?: Does humanity need patent for this invention?

• [ 5 ]  Very useful
• [ 4 ]  Somewhat useful
• [ 3 ]  Not sure
• [ 2 ]  Somehow useless
• [ 1 ]  Completely useless

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Rating scheme

We use the following scheme to convert the number scale into descriptive ratings: