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[Steven D]

It's OK to violate grammar rules in titles, subtitles, headings, etc. I 9imagine the ret of the text would have proper sentences.

I imagine the rest of the text would and should have proper sentences.

Why should, or why would, patents be an exception?

[Tdol]

I imagine that it is simply because they would qall begin with 'this invention is...', which is unnecessary.

[Steven D]

I imagine that it is simply because they would qall begin with 'this invention is...', which is unnecessary.

As far as I can tell, this sentence ultimately says nothing. I wouldn't view it as the most intelligible language. It's a phrase that describes something. There should be a verb in that sentence. That's how I see it.

A color REaD IOI system in which a light source illuminates the photoconductor so as to erase that photoconductor after the development of black toner but before exposure and development of the next color image.

[Steven D]

Ooh. You may want to look into how patents are actually writ(ten).

Your statement is unfounded, and misleading.

Does how they are actually written have anything to do with what is acceptable in formal writing when it comes to sentence structure?

How often does this occur with patents?

[Casiopea]

How often does this occur with patents?

It's definitely something worth looking into.

[Steven D]

It's definitely something worth looking into.

It may be something worth looking into. However, the poster still has a point. I agree with it. Incomplete sentence structure in this context should not be acceptable just as it is not acceptable in any other type of formal writing.

[Steven D]

It's definitely something worth looking into.

A formal text should use proper sentences, that is to say complete sentences.

This is a type of formal writing. Even if this is a common occurence, it does not make it "okay" or "correct".

I would say that the sentence we are speaking of does not have a clear meaning. What exactly is the write saying?

It would seem that lawyers can do this with little or no criticism. Most others cannot.

[Casiopea]

It would be within the poster's best interests if we could offer her/him the whole picture. There is a standard. Have you had a chance to look into it yet? If not, how authoritative is your advice at this moment?

[Casiopea]

It would seem that lawyers can do this with little or no criticism. Most others cannot.

We seem to have strayed from the topic.