The Number of Patents Granted in years 2002 to 2008 by the USPTO for Wisconsin falls
The above graph was generated from the USPTO's own data on its' website, which shows a dramatic decrease in the number of patents granted for the state of Wisconsin from years 2002 to 2008. The graph indicates a dramatic plunge that spiked in 2005, a year after controversial, and mismanaged quality initiatives began at the USPTO, where patent applications subjected to some of these programs such as the second pair of eyes programs were permitted to languish. This above graph showing the steep decline in patents granted in Wisconsin is particularly relevant in light of the two part series written in the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, which chronicled how the USPTO's dysfunction harmed Wisconsin inventors. An editorial written in that newspaper about this series' findings, stated that if the deficiencies of the USPTO are permitted to continue, these deficiencies would "threaten to meet any gains made in U. S. research with obstruction and delay, doing serious damage to the driving force behind much of the inventiveness these days." It is my belief that the evidence will show that the dramatic fall in patent grants in Wisconsin is due in large part to the mismanaged quality review programs which resulted in an anti-patent rejection culture that characterized the Dudas-Doll era. Other papers such as the Voice of San Diego are also reporting that the USPTO's long delays in granting patents harmed local inventors. Click here to read the story in the Voice of San Diego entitled, "The Long Wait for Innovation". While patent issuances were being held up, and delayed, by mismanagement at the USPTO during the Dudas-Doll era, Japan surpassed the US in patent grants in 2007. Click here to read the article.
Posted by FederalWorker at 10/6/2009 9:10 PM 
Categories: USPTO's Allowance Suppression
Tags: USPTO Innovation Quality Initiatives
Categories: USPTO's Allowance Suppression
Tags: USPTO Innovation Quality Initiatives
That was inspiring,
Keep up the good work...
Thanks
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