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Story: Patent office seeks feedback about reforming software patentsTotal Replies: 25
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tuxchick

Jan 05, 2013
12:53 PM EDT
Feedback? to what end? They've done this before. Probably to give the appearance of Doing Something, and avoiding actually doing something.
cmost

Jan 05, 2013
5:13 PM EDT
For one they can stop granting patents for "ideas" that are obvious or mathematical in nature.
Fettoosh

Jan 05, 2013
6:06 PM EDT
First order of business should be to change the funding stream of the USPTO. It should be funded by the Federal Gov. to become totally independent from big and small corporations. That doesn't necessarily mean to stop charging for applying and granting valid patents. On the contrary, it should be another source for additional revenue to fund the cost of doing the necessary investigation and research for patent uniqueness.

BernardSwiss

Jan 05, 2013
9:21 PM EDT
I found this quote very interesting:

Quoting: "While public attendees will have the opportunity to provide their individual input, group consensus advice will not be sought."


Unfortunately, interpreting that statement is rather like interpreting a Rorschach ink-blot (but I'd venture that the cynical interpretations are the ones more likely to be correct).

tracyanne

Jan 05, 2013
9:57 PM EDT
To be seen to be doing something is clearly more Import Something that will actually work.
gus3

Jan 06, 2013
4:55 PM EDT
"Advice will not be sought."

Because they know what kind of advice they're likely to get: suggested trips and anatomical impossibilities.
BernardSwiss

Jan 06, 2013
9:57 PM EDT
here's the take on this from TechDirt

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130104/03150421580/us-pat...

Conclusion:
Quoting:Those are important issues, but it shows where the USPTO is starting from, and it's not about taking a wider look at issues related to software patents, but looking for ways to patch up some of the symptoms of the larger problem.


I suspect he's right.
dinotrac

Jan 07, 2013
3:28 PM EDT
Why is everybody missing the really important stuff?

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!

I'm 60 freakin' years old.

And..aside from gray hair, aches and pains and memory loss, I'm having no
Fettoosh

Jan 07, 2013
3:36 PM EDT
Quoting:I'm 60 freakin' years old.


What is this on Lxer, bunch of old ... never mind.

Happy BIRTHDAY Dino, mine is in May.

dinotrac

Jan 07, 2013
3:56 PM EDT
Happy birthday in May, Fettoosh, in case I don't make it that long. (Now where did I put that walker?)
Fettoosh

Jan 07, 2013
4:10 PM EDT
Quoting:Happy birthday in May, ...


thank you and many more for all of us here on Lxer.

Quoting:Now where did I put that walker?


Quit trying Dino, you aren't going to get any sympathy especially when you still ride your bike to work.

dinotrac

Jan 07, 2013
4:20 PM EDT
FWIW -

Not this time of year I don't!!
jdixon

Jan 07, 2013
4:26 PM EDT
> I'm 60 freakin' years old.

Happy birthday, Dino. May you have many more.
Scott_Ruecker

Jan 07, 2013
4:41 PM EDT
Wait..you have a birthday Dino? I thought you were spawned not born. :-P

Happy Birthday Dino.

caitlyn

Jan 07, 2013
6:07 PM EDT
Happy birthday, Dino.
dinotrac

Jan 07, 2013
7:28 PM EDT
Thanks, all.

Scott --

Well...happy spawnday just doesn't have the same ring to it, y'know.
BernardSwiss

Jan 07, 2013
8:49 PM EDT
Sixty. huh....?

I guess that explains a lot.

But Happy Birthday anyway, Dino! ;-D



PS: Don't worry -- I'm catching up, all too fast :P

dinotrac

Jan 07, 2013
11:28 PM EDT
Thanky, all.
gus3

Jan 09, 2013
1:03 PM EDT
Sorry I missed it, dino. I've been down with a cold. Hope it was happy and all that.
dinotrac

Jan 09, 2013
1:59 PM EDT
@gus3:

As happy as a grumpy old man can stand!
gus3

Jan 09, 2013
3:24 PM EDT
Happiest when you're grumpiest?
dinotrac

Jan 09, 2013
9:29 PM EDT
Grumpiest when I'm happiest.
tuxchick

Jan 10, 2013
2:24 AM EDT
This is Dino's birthday pic. http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2012/09/27/1226482/7580...

Happy birthday and rodger dodger you old codger! And many mooore!
dinotrac

Jan 10, 2013
3:57 PM EDT
@tc --

At least you got my good side.
jdixon

Jan 10, 2013
5:31 PM EDT
Dino's bad side: http://www.catsncats.com/image/very-angry-cat
dinotrac

Jan 10, 2013
7:52 PM EDT
@jdixon --

That's actually my OTHER good side. I don't have a truly bad side.

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