1. Quiz: "Would you grant these patent applications?" Edoardo Pastore Patent Examiner, Cluster Computers European Patent Office Torino, 13-14 October 2011

2. 2 The presentation and in particular the treatment of the examples reflects the personal opinion of the authors and does in no means prejudice any Examination Division or Opposition Division working on related applications. Disclaimer: 2

3. 3 System for remote car control comprising Smart phone remote control program touch screen –commands acceleration brake steering Vehicle wireless interface actuators –acceleration –brake –steering Prior art? –James Bond, 1997 –'Tomorrow never dies' (priority 2005)

4. 4 Remote control via mobile phone in 1997? Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:007-BMW.jpg yes/no? James Bond movie as prior art?

5. 5 Remote control via mobile phone in 1997? Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:007-BMW.jpg No!

6. 6 System for remote car control in 2007 A system comprising: a conventional car equipped with sensors, computers, and actuators a conventional mobile phone an application for remotely controlling the car source: www.spiritofberlin.eu

7. 7 Scrabble

8. 8 Electronic scrabble 8 source: mit.edu source: hasbro.com

9. 9 Interactive manipulable device Interactive manipulable device for use as gaming apparatus, generates sensory response using response generator based on proximity of similar devices The device includes a processor, power source, communication unit and proximity sensor for sensing the close proximity of similar device, so that user manipulates the device and generates a sensory response using response generator based on proximity of similar devices.