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USPTO will solicit application advice from Web
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:02:00 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: March 4, 2007 11:50:44 PM EST To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex com Subject: USPTO will solicit application advice from Web Dave, The Washington Post reports that the U.S. Patent Office will be starting a pilot project to put some patent applications online for public comment via the Web:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/04/ AR2007030401263.html
This is one of the most hopeful developments in the patent arena in many years -- or rather may be if it pans out. The devil is in the details of course, and the voluntary nature of the initial project introduces obvious limitations. But perhaps, just perhaps, it may forge a path toward limiting the kind of nightmares I described back in 2002 ( http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,55831-0.html ). Keep your fingers crossed. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, IOIC - International Open Internet Coalition - http://www.ioic.net Founder, CIFIP - California Initiative For Internet Privacy - http://www.cifip.org Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/@now Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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