GAO: Patent Office Must Define and Improve Patent Quality
Patent – Patently-O 2016-07-31
Summary:
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published two new reports on Patent Office Activities along with the results of a major survey of 2,600 patent examiners. Patent Office Should Define Quality, Reassess Incentives, and Improve Clarity (GAO-16-490) Patent Office Should Strengthen Search Capabilities and Better Monitor Examiners’ Work (GAO-16-479) Survey of U.S. Patent Examiners (GAO-16-478SP), an E-supplement to GAO-16-479 and […]