Michael Foster wrote:
It is said that the head of the U.S. Patent Office wanted it closed in 1845,
because everything significant had already been invented.
That is a myth. No truth to it at all.
- Jed
Jed Rothwell wrote:
Michael Foster wrote:
It is said that the head of the U.S. Patent Office wanted it closed
in 1845,
because everything significant had already been invented.
That is a myth. No truth to it at all.
- Jed
I saw a quote attributed to a man who was the head of the USPTO
thomas malloy wrote:
It is said that the head of the U.S. Patent Office wanted it closed in 1845,
because everything significant had already been invented.
That is a myth. No truth to it at all.
- Jed
I saw a quote attributed to a man who was the head of the USPTO
saying that every thing
I already said I didn't know whether it was true or not, and it does have the
ring of being apocryphal. However, that doesn't change my opinion that the
USPTO should be closed now or severely re-organized. It is corrupt, lethargic,
and incompetent. Unfortunately, an average person has the
Michael Foster wrote:
I already said I didn't know whether it was true or not, and it does
have the ring of being apocryphal.
I was just pointing out that it definitely is apocryphal.
However, that doesn't change my opinion that the USPTO should be
closed now or severely re-organized. It
Jed Rothwell wrote:
thomas malloy wrote:
I saw a quote attributed to a man who was the head of the USPTO
saying that every thing that was to be invented had been invented. I
realize that this is not the same as saying that the USPTO should be
closed, however it is the proverbial grain
thomas malloy wrote:
Frankly, I cannot imagine that anyone at the P.O. would ever
believe that we have reached the end of science!
That would be rather self defeating wouldn't it.
Exactly! It would be against their interests, so even if it were true
it is not likely they would recognize
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