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Remember when the practice of patent law was ?fun??

By nipper

It isn’t anymore…hasn’t been for a few years. My fellow practitioners know exactly what I mean. Then, I read this: …The SPE indicated that it was the policy in his Art Group not to issue any patents any more. In fact, some examiners in this unidentified Art Group have not issued a single patent in over 2 years! PLI Patent Practice Center Blog on “Quality Review Shutting Down the USPTO.” Wonderful. As Gene says in that post: If you have come across any suspicious activity that might suggest there are examiners, supervisors or Art Groups that are refusing to issue any patents please let me know. If you have seen a ridiculous rejection let me know. I am happy to keep all sources confidential. Apparently, quite a few people have sent Gene emails about that post (see “More Quality Review Madness“)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Invent Blog on June 12, 2008 (boomark / email).