Statements presented as fact in a patent application are (i) ______ unless a good reason for doubt is found. The invention has only to be deemed “more likely than not” to work in order to receive initial approval. And, although thousands of patents are challenged in court for other reasons, no incentive exists for anyone to expend effort (ii) ______ the science of an erroneous patent. For this reason the endless stream of (iii) ______ devices will continue to yield occasional patent.
BLANK (i) BLANK (ii) BLANK (iii)
(A) presumed verifiable (D) corroborating (G) novel
(B) carefully scrutinized (E) advancing (H) bogus
(C) considered capricious (F) debunking (I) obsolete
KEY: AFH
(一) 节选出第一空所在部分
Statements presented as fact in a patent application are (i) ______ unless a good reason for doubt is found.
1.Blank1中应该填入一个形容词，描述statement被视为何物的状态，而前后两个半句间通过unless连接，表示相关句子间是反义关系。
2.后半句说可以找到一个值得怀疑的理由，则前半句说明没有怀疑的理由，则根据“无罪推定”的背景知识，认为没有怀疑的必要，被认为是真实的。选取fact的同义词。
3.选择与自主判读已知的词汇填空：
[1].presumed verifiable：被推定为可信的、真实的
[2].carefully scrutinized：仔细调查
[3].considered capricious：被认为是变化无常的
(二) And, although thousands of patents are challenged in court for other reasons, no incentive exists for anyone to expend effort (ii) ______ the science of an erroneous patent.
1.And引导的表示继续承接上文，“无罪推定”依旧适用。
2.Although表示两个分句之间的是反义关系，前半句说patents are challenged，则后半句应该是不被challenge。
3.Blank2中应该填入一个动名词，构成expend effort doing sth结构，表示“费力去做……”，动作发出者是anyone，接受者是the science of an erroneous patent。
4.后半句话应该是不被challenge的意思，由于no incentive exists表示否定，则应该选取challenge的同义词。
5.选择与自主判读已知的词汇填空：
[1].corroborating：(证实)to support with evidence or authority : make more certain
[2].advancing：(推进)to accelerate the growth or progress of
[3].debunking：(揭穿)to expose the sham or falseness of
(三) And, although thousands of patents are challenged in court for other reasons, no incentive exists for anyone to expend effort (ii) ______ the science of an erroneous patent. For this reason, the endless stream of (iii) ______ devices will continue to yield occasional patent.
1.For this reason表示对上文的继续，即对于专利申请来说，有时不仅仅是没有人有足够的理由去反驳的以外，还有的是因为没有足够的动力去反驳它们，因而在现实中，对于有问题的专利的调查是不够的。
2.由于专利本身就有问题，因而其最终的结果——产品，也是有问题的，应该填入一个负评价。
3.选择与自主判读已知的词汇填空：
[1].novel：(新鲜事物)new and not resembling something formerly known or used
[2].bogus：(假冒产品)not genuine : COUNTERFEIT, SHAM
[3].obsolete：(过时货)a : no longer in use or no longer useful;b : of a kind or style no longer current : OLD-FASHIONED
(四) 理解句意，看是否逻辑与语义契合：
在专利申请中被当作事实依据而提出的陈述在没有足够理由去怀疑它们的时候往往被推定为是真实可信的。而此时这项发明实际上被认为是“聊胜于无”而去申请最初的专利许可而用的。同时，即便是成千上万的专利因为其他原因而被告上法庭的情况下，没有其他特别的刺激或激励是任何人有意愿去证实一个存在错误的专利背后的科学依据是错误的。正因为如此，才会依然有不计其数的、存在着问题的设备继续在偶然中获得专利许可。
