Talk:Backlog of unexamined patent applications

Discussion that may affect the article
Even though no one has said anything on this talk page in the thirteen and a half years it's existed, I am leaving a note here to mention that I started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Law to discuss how this article should be structured. Please feel welcomed to join the discussion if you have any opinions.

Thanks,

 Vanilla  Wizard  💙 16:11, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Opinions fill what should be a fact-based article
As a pro-se application with 5 awarded patents, from both novice and experienced examiners, it's absurd to make this article a platform for a single opinion piece, the study by Frakes and Wasserman. Having navigated patents in Japan as well as the US, the Japanese system, which has the higher costs these authors propose, presents barriers to good patents. Believe it or not, patent costs matter a lot. Acadamic lawyers seem to often believe most patents are useless, while they write on patented systems, use vehicles full of patented benefits, and seek medical care advanced by patents. It's part of the "our work sucks" attitude pervading the contemporary condition, which is divorced from the reality that most people have fewer injuries, more health, and better lives than ever.

The USPTO struggles because the US public ignores or dismisses funding needs of federal agencies. The same problems hurt the US Post Office, the US State Dept., the CDC. All of these are not due to insufficient user fees. Americans love to hate the federal government. You get what you pay for. But I will say, almost all the examiners I've dealt with are top-notch. Either I'm lucky, or the USPTO has better hiring practices than most.

208.80.117.214 (talk) 00:35, 7 December 2023 (UTC) Brian Coyle 208.80.117.214 (talk) 00:35, 7 December 2023 (UTC)