--first point: sometimes according to the article, this renders them unenforceable. Given the dismal intellectual property protections in the third world, how long will it be until "magically" rip-offs of the unenforceable products are being produced in India to be sold here?
--second point: given the quality of its software, India has ZERO room to talk about mistakes...
Cheers!
Maybe we culd get them to profreed are posts on FR.
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I currently have ten published applications pending. The earliest was filed 1-11-02, and the application published 11-14-02, and it STILL has not issued, while the Billable Hours clock continues to run with A Certain Well-Known Firm.
I am SO glad I am going to retire in a year or two, and glad I was able to remember when working in the field was rewarding.
From what I see, the Patent Process has lost all value or relevance, except as a private mint to law firms. By the time a patent issues in many fields, the Art is obsolete.
The Office is hiring 900+ brand new examiners. They want recent grads, no experience.
To Hell with it.