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Charles P. Baker

WHETHER GOVERNMENT PATENT OFFICES SHOULD CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO SEARCH THE PRIOR ART                   . Charles P. Baker. Colloquium on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty April 8-9, 2003 Nice, France. Interested Parties. Patent Offices. Interested Parties.

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Charles P. Baker

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  1. WHETHER GOVERNMENT PATENT OFFICES SHOULD CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO SEARCH THE PRIOR ART                    Charles P. Baker Colloquium on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty April 8-9, 2003 Nice, France

  2. Interested Parties • Patent Offices

  3. Interested Parties • Patent Offices • Patent Owners

  4. Interested Parties • Patent Offices • Patent Owners • The Public

  5. Interests of Patent Offices • Budgets

  6. Interests of Patent Owners • More Patents

  7. Interests of Patent Owners • More Patents • Less Cost

  8. Interests of the Public • An Incentive Interest: • Investors in New Technology and in New Jobs

  9. Interests of Investors • Certainty

  10. Interests of Investors • Certainty • Quality

  11. Interests of Investors • Certainty • Quality • Promptness

  12. Interested Parties • Patent Offices • Patent Owners • The Public

  13. Interested Parties • The Public • Patent Offices • Patent Owners

  14. Interests • Quality • Promptness • Patent Office Budget • More Patents • Less Cost

  15. Quality • Enhanced by Combined Search and Examination

  16. Quality • Enhanced by Combined Search and Examination • Diminished by Private Search Companies

  17. Quality • Enhanced by Combined Search and Examination • Diminished by Private Search Companies • Profit Motives

  18. Quality • Enhanced by Combined Search and Examination • Diminished by Private Search Companies • Profit Motive • Decertification Casts Doubt on Quality

  19. Interests • Quality • Promptness • Patent Office Budget • More Patents • Less Cost

  20. Promptness • Diminished by Separated Search and Examination

  21. Interests • Quality • Promptness • Patent Office Budget • More Patents • Less Cost

  22. Budget/Cost • Inefficiencies of Doing the Same Work Twice

  23. Budget/Cost • Inefficiencies of Doing the Same Work Twice • Costs of Certification and Monitoring Private Companies

  24. Searches by Other Governments

  25. Searches by Other Governments • Less Concern About • Promptness • Budget • Cost

  26. Searches by Other Governments • Quality • Differences in the Laws

  27. Searches by Other Governments • Quality • Start to Examine Based on Search of Other Government

  28. Searches by Other Governments • Quality • Start to Examine Based on Other Government Search • If Allowable Subject Matter Found, Supplement Search

  29. Conclusion: • Public Interests • Investors • New Technology • New Jobs

  30. Conclusion: • Certainty • Quality • Promptness

  31. Conclusion: • Search Not Based on Private Company Profit Motive

  32. Conclusion: • Search Not Based on Private Company Profit • Examination and Search Combined

  33. WHETHER GOVERNMENT PATENT OFFICES SHOULD CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO SEARCH THE PRIOR ART         Charles P. Baker Colloquium on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty April 8-9, 2003 Nice, France

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