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By JOELLE TESSLER, AP Technology Writer Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken — putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them...
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September 11, 2008. Beth Noveck made a presentation on Designing Digital Institutions: Science in Government at the Science in the 21st Century Conference (Setp. 8-12, Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Ontario). In her presentation, Noveck described a "lack of access to good...
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Science Progress published an article by Nancy Scola on Peer-to-Patent entitled "Better Patents Through Crowdsourcing." The article begins by describing the state of the patent system, illustrated by the infamous Blackberry case, which at one point had Blackberry maker Research...
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An intriguing account of Beth Noveck's first steps that led to the development of Peer to Patent is described by Jeff Howe in his new book, Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business (Crown...
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An Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) sponsored article for the Journal of Engineering and Public Policy (Volume 12, August 2008), "Better Prior Art Utilization to Improve Patent Quality", discusses Peer to Patent as a solution to the "serious...
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The National Law Journal published a story announcing the USPTO extension of Peer-to-Patent. The project will be extended until June 15, 2009 and expanded to include applications pending in the automated business data processing technologies (Class 705: business methods). The...
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On July 16th, the Japan Patent Office launched their version of Peer-to-Patent, entitled Community Patent Review, opening the patent process up for public participation. Although the pilot launched less than 2 weeks ago, the site has already accepted 38 applications...
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The Political Voices of Women, a blog featuring opinion and commentary from over 400 female political bloggers, has named Beth Noveck to their list of "Women Leading in Politics and Technology or Policy." From the site: "We hope this list...
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Washington, D.C. – The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced it will extend the duration, increase the maximum number of applications, and expand the scope of applications eligible to participate in the Peer Review...
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Groklaw posted a blog article in response to the USPTO's announcement that Peer-to-Patent will be extended for another year as well as expanded to include patent applications for business methods. Groklaw author Pamela Jones was enthusiastic about the continued efforts...
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NYLS Announces New Center for Patent Innovations to Be Led by Former Red Hat Executive Mark Webbink New York, NY (July, 16, 2008)—New York Law School, in cooperation with the United States Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), today announced the...
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Carl Schramm and Robert Litan have written an article titled "The Growth Solution" which has recently been published in The American. The authors discuss an entrepreneurial agenda for correcting some of the major problems affecting the United States, both at home and abroad. The authors advocate a more balanced IP regime and discuss the necessity of patent reform. "Assuming this experiment (Peer-to-Patent) proves to be as promising as it sounds, the next president should urge the PTO to adopt and Congress to accept this new way of assessing patents much more broadly." We think the promising results are apparent (see our Anniversary Report)! Click here for the full article.
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Federal Computer Week, a leading technical trade magazine, published an article reviewing the Peer-to-Patent First Anniversary Report. The article, entitled "USPTO encouraged by peer patent review," quotes USPTO Commissioner for Patents John Doll as saying: We are encouraged by the...
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Peer-to-Patent Prior Artist Award winner Mark Nowotarski guest blogged on the well-known Patently-O blog, along with Tom Bakos. They discuss 35 U.S.C. 122(c), which deals with protest and pre-issuance opposition. The authors note the success of the Peer-to-Patent pilot and suggest amending 122(c) in order to further foster public participation in the patent examination process. Click here for the full text.
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At the Nudge blog, transparent governments that hold a running two-way dialogue with their citizenry are considered better governments. New York Law School professor and guest blogger Beth Simone Noveck takes up transparency and participation in this post about a creative program that opens up the patent process to the American people and asks for their input. Noveck created the idea, called Peer-to-Patent (the NYLS web site about the project is here), which in its first year has already changed how patents are reviewed and approved by bringing new voices and new knowledge into the process.
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