tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617040984593392746.post6931629254694928794..comments2013-10-10T11:16:01.354-04:00Comments on Search The Way You Think: Business Method Mondays Inagural PostInventrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10369045448865493879noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617040984593392746.post-83445952334833985712010-02-18T07:37:39.385-05:002010-02-18T07:37:39.385-05:00And I would like to take the honor of the inaugura...And I would like to take the honor of the inaugural posting.<br /><br />I think you comments are spot on. As a patent agent who specializes in business methods, I've read too many business method patent applications where it did not appear as if counsel understood what he or she was writing.<br /><br />This, however, is a reflection of our current patent system as a whole, not the skills of any particular patent attorney.<br /><br />A person with solely a financial background, no matter how technical, cannot sit for the patent bar or be a patent examiner. Consequently neither the persons writing the applications nor the persons examining them have a formal background in the subject matter.<br /><br />The consequence is poorly drafted applications, very extended examination proceedings, and patents that garner little respect among genuine experts in the field of the invention.Mark Nowotarskihttp://www.marketsandpatents.comnoreply@blogger.com