This is interesting but I'd like to know a few more things :<p>1) Does submission of prior art guarantee it will be looked at and considered ?<p>2) Must a prior art submission always be associated with a particular patent or set of patents ?<p>3) Can one submit prior art for a patent that does not exist yet or is in pending stage.<p>4) Do things like video clips (say of movies), showing objects or devices that don't exist, count as prior art ?