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U.S. Patent Backlog Hits 1.2M

Posted in Intellectual Property by mcarter on September 15th, 2009

Sometimes, enough is enough. And for John Doll, enough arrived. For U.S. entrepreneurs and inventors, a three-and-a-half year wait to get a patent is plenty enough.

Doll, the U.S. patent commissioner, announced recently he would step down Oct. 2 as the patent office faces down a 1.2 million patent backlog.

And we want government to run health care?

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3 Responses to “U.S. Patent Backlog Hits 1.2M”

  1. Tweets that mention U.S. Patent Backlog Hits 1.2M | Innovate Arkansas -- Topsy.com says:
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  2. John R says:
    September 16, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    Because government run health care would function exactly like patents.

  3. mcarter says:
    September 16, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    Some folks think anything run by the gov’t ultimately malfunctions.

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