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Patents granted at highest rate ever at USPTO

• kljensen 16y ago
  In fact, it appears they may be granted at a rate exceeding submissions. (But, there is a publication & grant timelag, so it's not as clear as that.) See also: * Article: http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/05/patent-grants-2010.html http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/05/patent-grants-2010.h... * Charts (top left): http://news.priorsmart.com/ http://news.priorsmart.com/
  • binspace 16y ago
    Maybe that's an indicator that bad patents are being granted?
    • kljensen 16y ago
      Could be. My guess is mix of new examiner incentives plus economic crisis.
• tumult 16y ago
  Actually, I consider this to be a good thing. The situation right now is terrible but still livable. If it becomes even worse, it will have to be changed, or the technology economy will collapse.
  • watty 16y ago
    Yep, I agree. This Reddit story pissed me off: http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/c6e49 http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/c6e49 Basically some guy was able to trademark "Power Hour" and is sending legal threats to hundreds of sites that use the drinking game.
    • imp 16y ago
      Patents are completely separate from trademarks though.