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Oracle patents content management systems

Posted Jul 12, 2004 18:48 UTC (Mon) by marduk (subscriber, #3831)
In reply to: Oracle patents content management systems by ccchips
Parent article: Oracle patents content management systems

I hear they're very knowledgeable people and know how to do their jobs. The problem, I think, granting patents is their business and business is good.

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Posted Jul 13, 2004 5:12 UTC (Tue) by darkpink (guest, #19896) [Link]

This is precisely the state of affairs. In fact, they brag about their profits. It's all about the cash. In my opinion, that's gotta be a philosphy that trickles down from the people in charge over there.

Wouldn't it be great if there was some sort of penalty for an employee at the patent office who granted a patent that was successfully invalidated?

For some reason I'm reminded of a passage from the bible: "Forgive them, for they know not what they do."

I can't forgive this, but then again I'm not the almighty JC.

*WTF* !?!?!

Oracle patents content management systems

Posted Jul 13, 2004 10:04 UTC (Tue) by jeroen (subscriber, #12372) [Link]

There is actually penalty, rejecting patents has a penalty. It involves a lot more work, because they have to write down why they rejected it, etc. Granting patents is a lot easier. At least this is how the EPO works, but I suspect the USPTO doesn't work a lot differently.