Anyone remember BountyQuest?
http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/ask_tim/2003/bountyquest_1003.html
Scott
Bob Wyman <> wrote:
> 2. Virtually no one takes advantage of the 60 day window after
> a patent application is published to challenge the patent by
> submitting prior art. If we were rational, what we'd have is people
> posting notes about suspect new patent applications the moment they
> are published and then discussion of prior art on lists like this one.
> (Immediately, hundreds of "ignorance is bliss" types said: "Oh, No!".)
> Nonetheless, the public review period is there but is virtually
> ignored.
