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My friend was a patent clerk. She is pretty sharp. She explained that rules make it much more time-consuming to deny an application than to grant it or coach th
by Hnrobert42 7y ago
My friend was a patent clerk. She is pretty sharp. She explained that rules make it much more time-consuming to deny an application than to grant it or coach the applicant on changes they need to make in order to win a grant. Something about needing to explicitly refute each claim. Further, clerks are given quotas on how many patents they must review a week. It’s a pretty crushing load, so the system favors grants.
- ratsmack 7y agoThis just pushes the validation of a patent into the courts, and at a much higher cost than properly researching its validity from the beginning.
- gyc 7y ago> Something about needing to explicitly refute each claim Seems like a wholly reasonable rule, no? We don't want the government to arbitrary grant or deny something without applying the same rules to everyone?
- Hnrobert42 7y agoSure, but to grant a patent, you just have to say “approved.”