http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/06/09/saving-us-innovation-more-patent-funding-needed/id=4015/ Patents, Software Patents, Patent Applications & Patent Law Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:54:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/06/09/saving-us-innovation-more-patent-funding-needed/id=4015/#comment-10511 Ex-Examner Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:35:00 +0000 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/?p=4015#comment-10511 As to getting quick first actions, Examiners have been known to look for easy applications and thereby work on some applications before others. This ia especially true if the application can be allowed on the first action, a 2 point play. And the other practice is to delay working on the 100+ claim application as long as possible. Throw in the variance in the number of new applications in Examiner's dockets and anything can happen. As to getting quick first actions, Examiners have been known to look for easy applications and thereby work on some applications before others. This ia especially true if the application can be allowed on the first action, a 2 point play. And the other practice is to delay working on the 100+ claim application as long as possible. Throw in the variance in the number of new applications in Examiner’s dockets and anything can happen.

]]> http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/06/09/saving-us-innovation-more-patent-funding-needed/id=4015/#comment-5094 Bill Duncan Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:54:08 +0000 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/?p=4015#comment-5094 If the USPTO is short of funds, which I'm sure it is, why do some of its Examiners fight so hard to block or delay the allowance of valid applications? If they would stop treating applicants like the enemy and realize inventors are not necessarily the bad guys, their revenue from patent issue fees could go up dramatically. If the USPTO is short of funds, which I’m sure it is, why do some of its Examiners fight so hard to block or delay the allowance of valid applications? If they would stop treating applicants like the enemy and realize inventors are not necessarily the bad guys, their revenue from patent issue fees could go up dramatically.

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