Talk:Patent prosecution
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[edit] Do not merge..
I am not as familiar with how Wikipedia deals with sub topics or alternative terms, but I think this article should not be merged with patent application.
I needed to know what patent prosecution means. I wasn't sure if it refered to the application proces or the process of prosecute patent infringers. If the patent prosecution article was merged with the patent application article I doubt I would have found my answer as quickly as I did. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sebrenner (talk • contribs)
I do not think this article should be merged. As someone who prosecutes patents, it is my opinion that a patent application is just one step in a very long process of getting a patent. Dratoff (talk) 23:48, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Combine..
Patent Prosecution is a process distinct from patent infringement litigation. Prosecution of the patent is merely the "back-and-forth" between the inventor and the USPTO, in an attempt to come to an equilibrium between allowable and non-allowable subject matter. A patent is "prosecuted" in the process of application. I beleive these terms could easily be combined. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.174.73.17 (talk • contribs)
- I think they should be merged - as per the above, prosecution is the process that occurs during a patent application. (don't forget, though, that's its not just the USPTO that issues patents). Kcordina Talk 14:41, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Plugs for firms?
Surely it should be sufficient to have references to professional bodies like CIPA (in the UK), rather than direct plugs for specific firms? -- 62.8.111.131 15:33, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
