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Re: 1) - quite the contrary Instead there is moral hazard. The process is this: 1. Get a job at USPTO. 2. Deliberately approve tons of awful patents. 3
by ldar15 15y ago
Re: 1) - quite the contrary
Instead there is moral hazard. The process is this:
1. Get a job at USPTO.
2. Deliberately approve tons of awful patents.
3. Leave and get a job at a patent law firm.
4. Profit!!!!
Observe that there is no ???? step.
- pbhjpbhj 15y agoQuite the conspiracy theory you're building there.
- billymeltdown 15y agoThe revolving door between Government regulatory jobs and positions in the very businesses regulated is pretty well-established at this point. I'd like to see some evidence to back up that assessment with regards to the US PTO, but it certainly doesn't strike me as unlikely.
- pbhjpbhj 15y ago>it certainly doesn't strike me as unlikely. // FWIW it strikes me as absurdly unlikely. Can you describe the methodology of the examiner turned attorney, how do they make money from this?