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Re: They've patented customer DBs too
said by USPTOsucks :
I hold four patents in the electrical engineering and manufacturing fields. Two are currently providing me with a very modest income. I have signed over another dozen or so to my various employers. Patent applications and documentation is second nature to me (the technical side, I leave the word games to weasels lawyers).
The majority of these Verizon patents, from a superficial technical review of their content, are outrageously generic descriptions of common business and engineering practices...before, during, and after application.
I fear the USPTO (and by extension, WIPO) more than the US Army, Navy, and Air Force combined. The level of arrogance coupled with exemplary stupidity and ineptitude boggles the mind (and destroys the wallet).
Well, I guess we'll have to see what happens. Verizon holds issued patents, so there is a presumption of validity. Doesn't mean they'll win though.
I've written and prosecuted several hundreds of patents and have dealt with dozens of Examiners in the last 12-13 years. I don't find the Examiners overall (or the USPTO) to be arrogant at all. Unfortunately, I have to agree that the Examiners typically aren't very good.
I think being afraid of the USPTO versus the military is a little bit silly of a statement. But hey, whatever. |
