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: : : : : : : : If Company A has an earlier priority date to company B and the technology is without question the same then why would an examiner allow both patents in the US of company A and B bearing in mind company A has an earlier priority date? : : : : : : : Dear David, : : : : : : : You may be starting with legal or factual conclusions that are wrong. The examiner may not be aware. The examiner may feel that an interference is the way of settling the problem. : : : : : : : That is why there are lawyers and that is why they make money too, if they have the clients to pay. : : : : : : : : : : : : Arthur, : : : : : : If the examiner doesnt call interference then what? He/She allows patents of the same technology through knowing full well that there will be problems down the road. I guess someone should in this instance instigate a third party interference proceeding and get to issues of "proof of concept" dont you think? : : : : : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : : : : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : : : : : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : : : : : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : : : : : : ELAINE's Workshop® : : : : : : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive(sm) : : : : : I had a recent situation where the examiner spectifically suggested that the party would be left to the choice of starting an interference. : : : : Arthur, what if the examiner doesn’t suggest anything and lets the conflicting patents through! What recourse would best be suited for such a problem. Issued patents are not the problem of the USPTO but end up as federal matters in court. Why then should patentees suffer at the hands of expensive lawyers when all along the problem should of been dealt with by the examining authority. In a "Fair" world the USPTO should take the brunt of legal costs for their own mistakes, though this will never happen as the US legal system favors the big guys - that’s life! : : : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : : : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : : : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : : : : ELAINE's Workshop® : : : : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive(sm) : : : Dear David, : : : There is no fairness even in socialist society also. It is a question of what the law is and how it is accessed and how much it costs. If money is not the key then political power is dealt from the same deck. : : : : Arthur, : : Explain to me why should the US be any different from the European way of examination. : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : : ELAINE's Workshop® : : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive(sm)

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