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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 10:13 AM EDT |
Here is a suggestion for a practical solution. The trolls won't like it, but
the government probably will as long as they don't listen to the trolls:
Patent application costs are higher if they bounce. A portion of the fee is set
aside, to be returned if the patent passes inspection.
Patent examiners recieve a bonus for each patent application they bounce, this
bonus can come out of the return fee that didn't get returned to the filer since
it bounced.
No refiling patent applications, all applications are a new filing, and may be
considered prior art for subsequent filings.
All patents granted before this goes into effect are considered "not valid
unless refiled" and the patent holder may refile under the new system if
they wish (with all appropriate fees), with prior art considered from the date
of their original patent filing. They may do this any time until the expiry of
their patent, but their patent maintains it's old expiration date.
The Governments will love it, as it gets them lots more money, and the trolls
will hate it, because it puts the incentives in the right place.
Not all of this idea is mine, but I don't think anyone's got a patent on it.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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