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That is an awesome idea. It would require some kind of infrastructure change though. From the FAQ: http://appft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/help/helpfaq.html#what_i
by brodney 15y ago
That is an awesome idea. It would require some kind of infrastructure change though.
From the FAQ: http://appft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/help/helpfaq.html#what_information http://appft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/help/helpfaq.html#what_i...
Does your database include data on pending patent applications?
The database only includes data on Published Applications in accordance with the 18 month pre-grant publication rules. Pending patent applications where the applicat has elected to not publish prior to grant remain confidential.
Still though, I'd love to be a part of that kind of overhaul if there were some other way to get pending patent applications.
- swombat 15y agoBut I thought that was the law they just passed - applications can be repealed up to 9 months after publication?
- brodney 15y agoOh, so the patents to search and crowd-review would be public. So crawl the search database and have those new results for review. Looks like another group is doing this in conjunction with the USPTO http://peertopatent.org/ http://peertopatent.org/. I guess you'd have to have some way of bringing the concerns to the USPTO for review, a relationship with them. I wonder if it would be worthwhile to keep the patent review comments around, that way if someone found themselves in a lawsuit they would have a starting point for defense.