Comments on: Deputy Director of US Patent Office to Leave. Who’s Next? http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2008/07/30/deputy-director-of-us-patent-office-to-leave-whos-next/ Freshly Brewed Bio/Pharma Chat. Served Up Daily. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:54:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Douglas Smith http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2008/07/30/deputy-director-of-us-patent-office-to-leave-whos-next/comment-page-1/#comment-61151 Douglas Smith Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:31:58 +0000 http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2008/07/30/deputy-director-of-us-patent-office-to-leave-whos-next/#comment-61151 The patent office is something worse than incompetent. I have notced a number of recent patents issued on designs that have been common in the machine tool industry in some cases for 100 years. I have had a design that was sold nationaly and internationaly for a number of years copied and patented by a company that openly admitted doing so. I have today seen a patent issued in Jan. 2008 that is a design that is clearly cover by other patents and hase been sold by more than one company for over 10 years. The patent office needs a serious retrofit The patent office is something worse than incompetent. I have notced a number of recent patents issued on designs that have been common in the machine tool industry in some cases for 100 years. I have had a design that was sold nationaly and internationaly for a number of years copied and patented by a company that openly admitted doing so. I have today seen a patent issued in Jan. 2008 that is a design that is clearly cover by other patents and hase been sold by more than one company for over 10 years. The patent office needs a serious retrofit

]]> By: Lincoln http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2008/07/30/deputy-director-of-us-patent-office-to-leave-whos-next/comment-page-1/#comment-58583 Lincoln Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:23:51 +0000 http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2008/07/30/deputy-director-of-us-patent-office-to-leave-whos-next/#comment-58583 So, it seems that the two leading criteria for BushAdministration appointments are: (1) incompetence/lack of proper qualifications; and (2) political loyalty. So, it seems that the two leading criteria for BushAdministration appointments are: (1) incompetence/lack of proper qualifications; and (2) political loyalty.

]]> By: to Steve http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2008/07/30/deputy-director-of-us-patent-office-to-leave-whos-next/comment-page-1/#comment-58563 to Steve Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:27:54 +0000 http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2008/07/30/deputy-director-of-us-patent-office-to-leave-whos-next/#comment-58563 This is old news. Whealan's been gone for 2 months. http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2008/05/john-whealan-headed-to-gwu.html This is old news. Whealan’s been gone for 2 months.

http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2008/05/john-whealan-headed-to-gwu.html

]]> By: Steve http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2008/07/30/deputy-director-of-us-patent-office-to-leave-whos-next/comment-page-1/#comment-58556 Steve Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:32:49 +0000 http://www.patentbaristas.com/archives/2008/07/30/deputy-director-of-us-patent-office-to-leave-whos-next/#comment-58556 John Whealan is next but not for this reason. I think he leaves to lobby for reform and to limit continuations. John Whealan is next but not for this reason.

I think he leaves to lobby for reform and to limit continuations.

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