Re: USPTO is and ABUSE of power
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Jul 08, 2007 09:09AM
Not sure I agree with this post mainly because I am not aware of the USPTO ever challenging a patent, rather, patents are challenged by public organizations like PUBPAT, and companies accused of infringing on a patent. Now with that said, I have no idea if big companies have a greater influence over the USPTO during the reexamination process, but I have seen big business lose during the reexamination process, Microsoft for example with the FAT patent (US 5,579,517). GLTAL