Comments on: Patent Office Proposes Changes to Examiner Quota System http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/10/01/patent-office-proposes-changes-to-examiner-quota-system/id=6426/ Patents, Patent Applications, Patent Law Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:08:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gena777 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/10/01/patent-office-proposes-changes-to-examiner-quota-system/id=6426/#comment-8637 Gena777 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:35:14 +0000 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/?p=6426#comment-8637 The PTO's system has long been in dire need of an overhaul that will bring it up to speed with current technology and the ever-increasing demands of the market and the IP world. I am gratified to see that Kappos continues to take strong steps toward major improvement. http://www.GeneralPatent.com The PTO’s system has long been in dire need of an overhaul that will bring it up to speed with current technology and the ever-increasing demands of the market and the IP world. I am gratified to see that Kappos continues to take strong steps toward major improvement.
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]]> By: david coleman http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/10/01/patent-office-proposes-changes-to-examiner-quota-system/id=6426/#comment-8472 david coleman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:58:24 +0000 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/?p=6426#comment-8472 The Patent Office is still failing the customers by not updating the classification system. There are way too many references in the subclasses. Many subclasses contain more than 4,000 patents. Once upon a time ago sub-classes contained no more than 300 references. Once they grew beyond that majic number, it was time for reclassification. Many SPE's become SPEs (i.e., supervisory primary examiners) because they hated examining cases. These are the same SPE's that believe there is nothing wrong with the classification system. Smaller subclasses provide for a quicker adequate search in the right place. Now, it's anyone's guess. Changing the count system will not correct the problem. But again, we have people that haven't examined in ages, so what would they know. LOL! The Patent Office is still failing the customers by not updating the classification system. There are way too many references in the subclasses. Many subclasses contain more than 4,000 patents. Once upon a time ago sub-classes contained no more than 300 references. Once they grew beyond that majic number, it was time for reclassification. Many SPE’s become SPEs (i.e., supervisory primary examiners) because they hated examining cases. These are the same SPE’s that believe there is nothing wrong with the classification system. Smaller subclasses provide for a quicker adequate search in the right place. Now, it’s anyone’s guess. Changing the count system will not correct the problem. But again, we have people that haven’t examined in ages, so what would they know. LOL!

]]> By: Paul Amrozowicz http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/10/01/patent-office-proposes-changes-to-examiner-quota-system/id=6426/#comment-8436 Paul Amrozowicz Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:58:11 +0000 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/?p=6426#comment-8436 As a former examiner, I would welcome (at least at first blush) these changes. It seems as though we may finally have someone running the PTO that understands the backlog problem was not, generally speaking, the behavior of applicants but rather that of the examining corp. Modifying their behavior via this overhauled count system, I believe, will go a long way to reducing the backlog. Kudo's to Kappos! As a former examiner, I would welcome (at least at first blush) these changes. It seems as though we may finally have someone running the PTO that understands the backlog problem was not, generally speaking, the behavior of applicants but rather that of the examining corp. Modifying their behavior via this overhauled count system, I believe, will go a long way to reducing the backlog. Kudo’s to Kappos!

]]> By: Gene Quinn http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/10/01/patent-office-proposes-changes-to-examiner-quota-system/id=6426/#comment-8429 Gene Quinn Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:12:08 +0000 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/?p=6426#comment-8429 TT- This is indeed a very positive development. Now if the hostility between the PTO and patent bar can continue to be lessened this could lead to a very different and highly functional Patent Office and patent system. Very positive development indeed. -Gene TT-

This is indeed a very positive development. Now if the hostility between the PTO and patent bar can continue to be lessened this could lead to a very different and highly functional Patent Office and patent system. Very positive development indeed.

-Gene

]]> By: TT http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/10/01/patent-office-proposes-changes-to-examiner-quota-system/id=6426/#comment-8426 TT Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:14:00 +0000 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/?p=6426#comment-8426 An even more positve thing I see about this proposal, apart from the specifics, is that PTO leadership and POPA (the Examiner's union) worked this out together in what looks like record time. Maybe the hostility amoung PTO management, POPA, and the examining corps is ending. That would do more to improve quality and reduce pendency than anythng else. An even more positve thing I see about this proposal, apart from the specifics, is that PTO leadership and POPA (the Examiner’s union) worked this out together in what looks like record time. Maybe the hostility amoung PTO management, POPA, and the examining corps is ending. That would do more to improve quality and reduce pendency than anythng else.

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