Comments on: Kappos on the US Economy, Music to My Ears http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/09/22/kappos-on-the-us-economy-music-to-my-ears/id=6378/ Patents, Software Patents, Patent Applications & Patent Law Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:54:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kamal Preet http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/09/22/kappos-on-the-us-economy-music-to-my-ears/id=6378/#comment-8328 Kamal Preet Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:30:49 +0000 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/?p=6378#comment-8328 Oh Gene, oh Gene, where have you been my friend? You and everyone else that is so pro-Kappos are the first to believe things have changed at the USPTO and that he and his management are the first to believe that innovation and IP are driving factors of the US economy. I heard Dudas say this same thing for the past 5 years. I don't doubt that he believed it (I talked to him about it once and he seemed sincere). I don't see any major changes with the new leadership and it will be business as usual. Yet I find it funny that all the IP blogs keep talking about this new day and new way of thinking and I can't help but shake my head and realize all the past critics have already had the kool-aid. There was such a hatred to Rogan, Dudas, et al that I don't think they could have done anything to appease the bloggers. I somewhat now believe it was due to personal politics and not a pure pro-IP position. Now that a new political party is in office that you and others are more inclined admire based on their politics - your IP brain has been soaked by the sugary water drink. Little to nothing has changed and I don't think mere words should be given as much weight as they have until we see actions. The federal register notice surely does not have me believing that things are getting better. But, I'll give them more time and won't be in a rush to praise or overtly criticize. I ask the same from everyone else in the patent community. Oh Gene, oh Gene, where have you been my friend? You and everyone else that is so pro-Kappos are the first to believe things have changed at the USPTO and that he and his management are the first to believe that innovation and IP are driving factors of the US economy. I heard Dudas say this same thing for the past 5 years. I don’t doubt that he believed it (I talked to him about it once and he seemed sincere). I don’t see any major changes with the new leadership and it will be business as usual. Yet I find it funny that all the IP blogs keep talking about this new day and new way of thinking and I can’t help but shake my head and realize all the past critics have already had the kool-aid.

There was such a hatred to Rogan, Dudas, et al that I don’t think they could have done anything to appease the bloggers. I somewhat now believe it was due to personal politics and not a pure pro-IP position. Now that a new political party is in office that you and others are more inclined admire based on their politics – your IP brain has been soaked by the sugary water drink.

Little to nothing has changed and I don’t think mere words should be given as much weight as they have until we see actions. The federal register notice surely does not have me believing that things are getting better. But, I’ll give them more time and won’t be in a rush to praise or overtly criticize. I ask the same from everyone else in the patent community.

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