RE: [PIUG List] Information on Peer to Patent

Mr. Aharonian,

You are not privy to the goals and interests of every list member in
receipt of these emails, and you have no way of knowing that there are
no interested parties. Not everyone here is paid to do patent
searching. This is the 'Patent Information Users Group' - a subject
which has implications far beyond merely prior art searching.

You are entitled to consider this project a 'scam' for all of your own
reasons. I, for one, applaud NYU's and the USPTO's efforts to attempt
to include feedback from the broader internet community, rather than
relying on the efforts of patent experts. If you feel you bring real
value to the table, then you need not feel threatened by these efforts.

I, for one, believe that the more eyes we have looking at these
applications, the more trust the public will have in our patent system.
I often mention this program to engineers and scientists in the field
who express an interest in IP, or express doubt in the validity of
software patents. That alone shows that Rahan's efforts are not in
vain.

I found your tone inappropriate. Let's keep things respectful, shall
we? Mr. Uddin, please feel free to continue your updates.

Regards,
Jason White
Intellectual Property Tools Manager
Semiconductor Insights
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Aharonian [mailto:srctran_at_TheWorld.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 12:15 PM
To: PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
Subject: re: [PIUG List] Information on Peer to Patent


Rahan Uddin writes:
>I am writing to share inforation on Peer to Patent: Community Patent
>Review pilot (featured in October 2007 PIUG newsletter), and request
your
>participation in improving the patent system.

Rahan,

    I know many academics are not known for deep thinking, but has it
occurred to you of the illogic of asking a group of people - who are
paid
to do patent searching - to volunteer to do patent searching that mostly
benefits their companies' competitors?

    And has it occurred to you that the logistics of large-scale patent
searching is one reason companies employ searchers and give them, in
some
cases [but not enough], substantial budgets to handle the complex
informatiion
flows?

    But I apologize. I forgot that the NYU Law School, where this prior
art
scam is being sponsored, does not charge law students any tuition fees
because all of the NYU Law School professors are volunteering their time
to
teach.

Greg Aharonian


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