patent application service

基本解釋

Article 7. No entity or individual shall prevent the inventor or creator from filing an application for a patent for a non-service invention-creation.
第七條對發(fā)明人或者設(shè)計人的非職務(wù)發(fā)明創(chuàng)造專利申請，任何單位或者個人不得壓制。
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The practical application shows that the system is safe and reliable, and has high illumination intensity and long service-life. The system has been applied for the patent of invention.
經(jīng)實際應(yīng)用表明該燈具照度高、壽命長、安全可靠，竝已申請了發(fā)明專利。

Of course, there's no guarantee that such a system will indeed be a part of Apple's seemingly imminent streaming service, but the patent application was filed way back in November of 2009, which certainly means it's had plenty of time to implement it if it chose to.
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