Fixing Why USPTO Issues Low-Quality Patents Should Be Oversight Hearing's Focus

digital233
Sep 13, 2016
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Today, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a Patent Office oversight hearing. It promises to include a headline-grabbing discussion of a recently released report showing abuses of the Patent Office’s telework program. It would be a serious missed opportunity if that conversation distracts the Committee from talking about what really matters: why the Patent Office issues low-quality patents and what can be done to fix it.

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