Comments on: A yardstone http://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/29/a-yardstone/ Academic commentary about patent law, i.p. law, creativity, and more Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:40:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ron Coleman http://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/29/a-yardstone/#comment-1747 Ron Coleman Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:43:32 +0000 http://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/29/a-yardstone/#comment-1747 Congratulations! Keep doing the heavy lifting. The glib ones among us count on the likes of you... Congratulations! Keep doing the heavy lifting. The glib ones among us count on the likes of you…

]]> By: MaxDrei http://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/29/a-yardstone/#comment-1475 MaxDrei Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:41:17 +0000 http://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/29/a-yardstone/#comment-1475 Writing from Europe, I am curious whether USA sees its national interest in continuing with its own special patent law, or in signing up to the model that the rest of the world uses. US commentators all seem to have the mindset that harmonisation inevitably requires a half way house compromise between USA and ROW but, from here, it looks like the optimal compromise between civil law ROW and common law USA/England was reached when England and Germany together built the EPC. For me, the EPC contains all that is needed, but no more. It works really well, and I don't see how it can be bettered, but I do see how it can be wrecked, by unfortunate political compromises. For me, that explains why ROW is so reluctant, in harmonisation talks with USA, to tinker with the EPC. What do your readers think? Writing from Europe, I am curious whether USA sees its national interest in continuing with its own special patent law, or in signing up to the model that the rest of the world uses.

US commentators all seem to have the mindset that harmonisation inevitably requires a half way house compromise between USA and ROW but, from here, it looks like the optimal compromise between civil law ROW and common law USA/England was reached when England and Germany together built the EPC. For me, the EPC contains all that is needed, but no more. It works really well, and I don’t see how it can be bettered, but I do see how it can be wrecked, by unfortunate political compromises. For me, that explains why ROW is so reluctant, in harmonisation talks with USA, to tinker with the EPC.

What do your readers think?

]]> By: cK http://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/29/a-yardstone/#comment-1429 cK Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:06:56 +0000 http://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/29/a-yardstone/#comment-1429 I would be interested in your views about outsourcing of IP related work to India. How about 'Invented in US, drafted in India?'. Currently some kind of Patent prior art searches are being outsourced to India by some famous Law firms. What's your take on the future of this? Patent Analyst, India I would be interested in your views about outsourcing of IP related work to India. How about ‘Invented in US, drafted in India?’. Currently some kind of Patent prior art searches are being outsourced to India by some famous Law firms. What’s your take on the future of this?

Patent Analyst,
India

]]> By: Derek http://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/29/a-yardstone/#comment-1423 Derek Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:44:50 +0000 http://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/29/a-yardstone/#comment-1423 I'd be interested in hearing your prognostications on potential outcomes for the patent cases being heard this term by the Court (KSR, MedImmune), as well as which cases you think the Court is likely to grant cert on for the next term. Thanks for the commentary! I’d be interested in hearing your prognostications on potential outcomes for the patent cases being heard this term by the Court (KSR, MedImmune), as well as which cases you think the Court is likely to grant cert on for the next term. Thanks for the commentary!

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