U.S. outsourcing patent examination to Korea [View All]

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) entered into an agreement this week in which KIPO will act as an available international searching and examining authority for international applications filed with the USPTO under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The agreement will allow applicants additional flexibility to choose a given international authority based on the technology disclosed in the international application, speed of services provided and cost of obtaining searches and examination of international applications. The agreement goes into effect January 1, 2006


http://www.uspto.gov/

The commissioner of Patents and Trademarks is a Jeb Bush crony.

Will there be ANY jobs left in the U.S. in a few years?