Apropos of our conversation on IP at FRIAM today, here is a story about
backlogs at the US patent office. It appears there is a 24 month backlog
and they are considering raising filing fees. The head of the patent office
says "The average patent will soon take as long as four years".
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?sid=66777&nid=116Certainly something to think about while composing a business model.
Carl Tollander
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