Call to change

Given theever-increasing insinuation of smartphones, patent practitioners would be wiseto envision multiple scenarios when drafting patent applications

Darryl M Woo, Lucas Dahlin, and Grace Truong - GoodwinProcter

Zoey leaps up at the sound of “radar” screaming from hersmartphone. Having used it to set her wake-up parameters last evening, shecan hear the whirr of the grinder in her internet of things (IoT) coffeemakerand already, her smart thermostat has flooded the room with warmth and heatedher bathroom floor. She was never a fan of slippers, and the warm tiles arehelpful.