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Wonder if it's possible to sue the patent clerk that admitted the patent application in the first place. Keep the fight even further from the homeland.
by xster 12y ago
Wonder if it's possible to sue the patent clerk that admitted the patent application in the first place. Keep the fight even further from the homeland.
- adventured 12y agoGotta suspect that would bring the US Government to the patent clerk's defense and end up being exactly what you don't want to have happen (pissing of the US Govt for no good reason, as they can be incredibly vindictive). Further likelihood is that a judge would toss that lawsuit almost immediately.
- teachingaway 12y ago>>... sue the patent clerk? No, not really. The patent clerk made a mistake in approving the patent, buy they didn't intentionally grant a bad patent to cause trouble or make money. Its really the patent trolls that are at fault for weaponizing the patent clerk's mistake.
- mullingitover 12y ago"I was just negligent, I didn't do it for personal gain" isn't enough to absolve you of responsibility in a civil suit. It's a shame that there's no accountability on the government's side when they screw up and cause harm, especially on this scale.
- scott_karana 12y agoWouldn't you have to prove that the patent clerk colluded with the applicant? I don't think you would appreciate being sued for making a mistake at your job, would you? ;)