On Feb 1, 8:52 pm, Nick <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 1, 6:51 pm, Jon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Feb 1, 9:58 am, Nick <[email protected]> wrote: > I've "dealt with it" now - I spoke to the USPO legal department who > basically told me to sod off. It seems that 3rd parties cannot object > or correspond in any way regarding a patent application if more than a > couple of months have passed since the application was first > published. So I can't do anything anyway. The extraordinarily rude & > snotty "lady" on the 'phone said that if I made any attempt to contact > the assessor all my correspondence would be struck off the record, > even though I have a file of prior art.
You'd possibly get more traction with the European Patent Office - it's a different system. As I recall, third parties can make 'observations' on a patent during prosecution. There's also a proper opposition process for a period after a patent grants. Course, none of that helps you in the US. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
