Comments on: US Congress Poised to Implement National Innovation Tax

By: Robert K S

Robert K S — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:28:53 +0000

Well, this is certainly the opposite of what needs to be happening.

By: Michael Feigin, Patent Attorney

Michael Feigin, Patent Attorney — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:32:00 +0000

Meh. This is predictable. Congress’s priorities are so far out of whack and the way they spend money defies any common sense other than the common sense of spending whatever they can on their districts. They rarely cut anything bloated.

By: Gena777

Gena777 — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:22:07 +0000

The above anti-Congress rants reminded me about a recent Gallup poll whose numbers showed that Americans think more highly of car salesmen than of members of Congress. A quote from Air America:
“To give you an idea of the depth of mistrust, bankers (yes bankers) were seen as more honest and ethical than Congress–by a margin of 22 points. Lawyers, ironically, clobbered lawmakers by 15 points; stockbrokers by 9 points. Even car salesmen narrowly avoided the dubious title of “least trustworthy profession” by 4 points.
In fact, 55 percent of Americans saw members of Congress as having either low or very low ethical standards. Only a scant 9 percent felt that lawmakers are trustworthy, also the lowest on record.”
http://airamerica.com/politics/12-09-2009/america-we-trust-car-salesmen-more-congress/
USPTO underfunding certainly does not bode well for those of us in patent law. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.
http://www.GeneralPatent.com

By: Captain

Captain — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:31:45 +0000

Since the country will be falling into a hyperinflationary death spiral next year, I think the funding of the patent office will be the least thing on people’s minds.

Oh well, America was fun while it lasted.

By: USPTO Delay and Inventors Representing Themselves | IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:23:59 +0000

[...] Patent Office delay and mistakes of the past are exactly why Congress needs to give more money to the Patent Office, increase its 2010 budget and not impose a National Innovation Tax! [...]

By: Cult of Innovation » Blog Archive » Wait…What? Congress To Implement National Innovation Tax

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:26:34 +0000

[...] Patent and Trademark Office funding at the same level it was last year. And, as this article from IPWatchdog.com explains, they will be re-instituting “fee [...]

By: EG

EG — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:05:41 +0000

With Congress and especially the Senate focused on the 2000 page Health Care bill (which no one likely knows what’s in it), I’m not surprised that the PTO was left underfunded by Congress in 2010, and that Congress (again) reneged on its promise to not divert fees. Frankly, what Congress promises is completely meaningless to its members (or at least most of them). I can’t wait for the 2010 elections, as the American public is fed up with the current shenanigans in Congress and is likely to vote quite a few of these incumbets out, many of whom are not friends of American small business or American innovation.

By: Bob M

Bob M — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:38:19 +0000

I like your analysis and observations. I believe many, certainly not all, people in government positions are more interested in securing their position and obtaining benefits than in assisting the people whom their agency or organization was designed to help. In otherwords, the beaurocracy protects and expands itself which stifles individual initiative and creativity. We are so burden down with the administrative agency system in this country that it is hard for small business innovations to survive, let alone flourish.

I enjoyed your good humored approach.

Thanks – Bob M

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