Re: Can the PTO be trusted?

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: : : : Hi, : : I have met a few patent attorneys and feel that they can be trusted with intellectual property. My question is can the PTO be trusted. How do they control people at the pto from keeping intellectuall property confidential. I hear that they have many foriegners working at the pto. What would stop one of them from sharing info with someone in another country. : Dear Jennifer M. : I'd put more trust in what the Patent Office does more than in trusting an attorney. I have seldom heard of an attorney stealing a creator's idea. The danger there is being misled to do what won't give the protection that you need and paying high fees. Lawyers seldom lie to clients but they may often mislead, particularly with patents which are not that hard to get but not that easy to get the broad protection that you need. : If there is national security involved with an invention the government can put a secrecy order on the application. I have never heard of any leak under a secrecy order. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 3008 Johnson Ave., New York, NY 10463 : 7185430266, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop® : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : Reality Check®

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