The squeaky wheel gets the grease - GoFuckYourself.com

baddog · 11-14-2003, 12:54 PM

Watch out Acacia, and here is a good reason to get involved in the fight.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an unusual move, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is considering whether to revoke a patent that Internet experts claim could hobble Web browsing and online commerce.

The office's top patent-examination official has ordered a review of a patent that covers the ability of Web browsers to display multimedia content, the office confirmed on Thursday.

PTO Deputy Commissioner Stephen Kunin ordered the review after Internet engineers said the patent did not cover an original invention and would cause massive disruption for Web users, spokeswoman Brigid Quinn said.

"The director has to have received quite a bit of input from the community" to order a review, Quinn said.

The full article is here

Essentially what this is saying is that if enough people complain to the patent office, they will review patents. What should be noted is towards the bottom where it says, The Patent Office receives roughly 400 requests for review each year, Quinn said, but fewer than 2 percent of them come from a director. Patents placed under director-ordered review are less likely to be upheld

Do you think we could up that average a little by the end of the day?

I do.

EZRhino · 11-14-2003, 12:56 PM

I agree, its worth a shot.

baddog · 11-14-2003, 01:07 PM

hey, they normally get 400 requests a year, I expect we can get that many in a matter of hours

baddog · 11-14-2003, 04:17 PM

I am going to keep bumping this for a while

11-14-2003, 12:54 PM	#1
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	The squeaky wheel gets the grease Watch out Acacia, and here is a good reason to get involved in the fight. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an unusual move, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is considering whether to revoke a patent that Internet experts claim could hobble Web browsing and online commerce. The office's top patent-examination official has ordered a review of a patent that covers the ability of Web browsers to display multimedia content, the office confirmed on Thursday. PTO Deputy Commissioner Stephen Kunin ordered the review after Internet engineers said the patent did not cover an original invention and would cause massive disruption for Web users, spokeswoman Brigid Quinn said. "The director has to have received quite a bit of input from the community" to order a review, Quinn said. The full article is here Essentially what this is saying is that if enough people complain to the patent office, they will review patents. What should be noted is towards the bottom where it says, The Patent Office receives roughly 400 requests for review each year, Quinn said, but fewer than 2 percent of them come from a director. Patents placed under director-ordered review are less likely to be upheld Do you think we could up that average a little by the end of the day? I do.

11-14-2003, 12:56 PM	#2
EZRhino Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: couch Posts: 6,258	I agree, its worth a shot.

11-14-2003, 01:07 PM	#3
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	hey, they normally get 400 requests a year, I expect we can get that many in a matter of hours

11-14-2003, 04:17 PM	#4
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	I am going to keep bumping this for a while