Comments on: Nanotechnology patents delayed, nanotech public understanding mixed http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2303 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: concerned public http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2303#comment-50269 concerned public Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:10:53 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2303#comment-50269 So who is responsible for Morgellons? it is obviously nano out of control. So who is responsible for Morgellons? it is obviously nano out of control.

]]> By: Christine Peterson http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2303#comment-31576 Christine Peterson Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:46:47 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2303#comment-31576 The first commenter above makes a good point, but I've heard a delay for nanotech patents of four years, and that just seems too long. The examiner only spends 6 hours per patent on average looking at prior art, so I've been told. I don't think the delays are due to closer scrutiny; I wish they were! —Christine The first commenter above makes a good point, but I’ve heard a delay for nanotech patents of four years, and that just seems too long. The examiner only spends 6 hours per patent on average looking at prior art, so I’ve been told. I don’t think the delays are due to closer scrutiny; I wish they were! —Christine

]]> By: Eric Tulloch http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2303#comment-30678 Eric Tulloch Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:55:03 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2303#comment-30678 I don't know that I can agree with his answer to the second question. At least, not here in America. I work in a technology-heavy field, and a significant majority of my colleagues are well-read and pay attention to the news. Oddly enough, though, only a very small number have any clear idea of the impact nanotechnology is having and will have in the years to come. A similar--if not greater--ignorance pervades the populace of the city in which I live. Granted, where I live is no Redmond, WA or Silicon Valley. I can see his answer being applicable to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, India, and perhaps select European countries. I don’t know that I can agree with his answer to the second question. At least, not here in America. I work in a technology-heavy field, and a significant majority of my colleagues are well-read and pay attention to the news. Oddly enough, though, only a very small number have any clear idea of the impact nanotechnology is having and will have in the years to come. A similar–if not greater–ignorance pervades the populace of the city in which I live. Granted, where I live is no Redmond, WA or Silicon Valley.

I can see his answer being applicable to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, India, and perhaps select European countries.

]]> By: Grey Eminence http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2303#comment-30657 Grey Eminence Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:42:01 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2303#comment-30657 Nanotechnology can be used for hundreds of applications. http://www.colossalstorage.net/colossal12.htm Those thousands of patents need to be scrutinized against many public disclosures of applications published and written about. Since nanotechnology applications has been highly written about in the last 5 years any public disclosures will negate any patent applications and the patent office is taking careful steps not to issue frivolous patents that have no value and can easily be overturned adding to further criticism of the US PTO and complicating nanotechnolgy development. I for one am glad the USPTO has slowed the pace to insure good strong unique patents are issued. Nanotechnology can be used for hundreds of applications.

http://www.colossalstorage.net/colossal12.htm

Those thousands of patents need to be scrutinized against many public disclosures of applications published and written about.

Since nanotechnology applications has been highly written about in the last 5 years any public disclosures will negate any patent applications and the patent office is taking careful steps not to issue frivolous patents that have no value and can easily be overturned adding to further criticism of the US PTO and complicating nanotechnolgy development.

I for one am glad the USPTO has slowed the pace to insure good strong unique patents are issued.

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