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posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday June 07 2017, @02:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the fighting-against-the-tide-is-tiring dept.

TechDirt reports

[...] The past few USPTO directors had been cut from the "more patents is always a good thing" mold, whereas Lee actually recognized that bad patents harmed innovation. And even though the last time the Patent Office got concerned about bad patents it allowed the patent approval backlog to fill up, under Lee the backlog has reached its lowest point in a decade.[paywall]

[...] For all the craziness going on in the government right now, having competent leadership at the USPTO would be one less thing to worry about. But... now it's being reported that Lee has suddenly resigned and sent a goodbye email to staff. That's bad news on the patent front.

Of course, it may be ages before any new director is appointed. As I type this, of the 559 key positions requiring Senate confirmation, Trump hasn't even named a nominee for 431 of them. [...] Adding the new USPTO director to that pile may mean no new USPTO director for.... who the hell knows how long.


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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 07 2017, @02:58PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 07 2017, @02:58PM (#521933)

    Trump hasn't even named a nominee for 431 of them.

    Sorry bucko. The truth is that democrats are the problem.
    I know that's the truth because an old man yelled it at the TV while he was watching fox and friends:

    .@foxandfriends Dems are taking forever to approve my people, including Ambassadors. They are nothing but OBSTRUCTIONISTS! Want approvals.
    https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/871722020278587393 [twitter.com]

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by julian on Wednesday June 07 2017, @04:20PM (2 children)

    by julian (6003) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday June 07 2017, @04:20PM (#522014)

    This has fooled many people, sadly. Dems can't obstruct a nominee until he actually offers one.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 08 2017, @02:31PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 08 2017, @02:31PM (#522593)

      So that's 431 ,presumably large, salaries that aren't being paid. Maybe it's part of his paln to drain the swamp, cut the fat, MAGA.