Tag: patent quality
GAO Report on Patent Quality Summarized (Cartoon)
The GAO recently did a study on patent quality. It found that part of the reason so many patents are low quality is the pressures patent examiners are under to allow more patents.
GAO Identifies Ways for PTO to Improve Patents
(Cross-posted at Medium)
Even if you’re not a patent lawyer, you’ve probably noticed that patents have been in the news more. The growing problem of patent trolls, companies who make their money b...
Proposed PTO Case Studies Show Common Concerns
The USPTO recently requested proposals for case studies that the Office might do in order to improve patent prosecution. There were over 100 proposals submitted from associations, companies, law firms...
Watch John Oliver Take on Patent Trolls: Annotated Edition
John Oliver has covered an impressive amount of tech policy issues on his weekly HBO show Last Week Tonight, the National Journal points out, and he continued this last night, discussing patents and p...
Examiners Need the Right Tools to Improve Patent Quality
“Patent quality” is one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot. Everyone, it seems, agrees that the [define term="USPTO"] could do a better job on patent quality. Why is it that poor quality...
If Everyone’s Doing It, How Can It Be Innovative?
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Dennis Crouch over at Patently-O reports that for Fi...
Patent Quality Matters: Having a Patent Doesn’t Make a Person an Inventor
One recurring theme coming from the anti-patent reform folks has been the idea that we shouldn’t prevent or limit inventors from getting the rewards they deserve. Take this tweet for example:
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Why We Need Better Patent Quality: There Are a Lot of Invalid Patents Out There
Prof. Michael Risch from Villanova University School of Law recently put out a great study on patent quality and [define term="patent troll"] litigation. Prof. Risch’s study is possibly the most tho...
The PTO’s Culture of Poor Quality Patents
There have been a few scandals at the USPTO in recent weeks. First was a report of nepotism in hiring on the trademark side of the PTO. Then, there were reports that some paralegals working for the Pa...