Peer to Patent Project; A Community Review Process

In June of 2007, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) opened the patent examination process for online public participation for the first time. With the consent of the inventor, the Peer-to-Patent: Community Patent Review pilot, developed by the New York Law School Institute for Information Law and Policy in cooperation with the USPTO, enables the public to submit prior art and commentary relevant to the claims of pending patent applications in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

This initiative a community of subject matter with examiners charged with uncovering any prior art, wherever it exists, that would impact a decision on whether a patent application covered an invention that was truly novel. Higher quality patents can help reduce the uncertainty that arises when patents of questionable merit are awarded.

Peer-to-Patent involves:
-Review and discussion of posted patent applications;
-research to locate prior art references;
-uploading prior art references relevant to the claims;
-annotating and evaluating submitted prior art;
- top ten references, along with commentary, forwarded to the USPTO.

The goal of this pilot is to prove that organized public participation can improve the quality of issued patents.

Anyone in the public can participate as a reviewer, a patent application facilitator, and by sharing information about the pilot with others. Inventors can submit a qualified patent application for open review. Public participation is crucial to demonstrating the value of openness and making the case for greater USPTO accountability to the technical community. A successful pilot will also make a case for expanding to other subject matter.

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[BrooklynNYC777]

this is the most horrible disgusting idea that i have come across, the best way to stop new invention is to have a peer review bottle neck. current industries will use peer to peer patent review to stop disruptive technology, this idea sounds nice but in action will bring about nothing but mob rule in innovation. This is completely the wrong direction this nation needs to go, Just hire good patent examiners !!!!

let the fox watch the chickens, how ridiculously asinine !!!!

[technolosaur]

sounds like a great idea; but there may be another hidden agenda for doing this by the "reviewers" such as IBM, etc. ...they may be looking for "ideas" (or similar products) they can develop and bring to market. Can't say this is true, but check the list of the Top 10 patent submitters and replay the video to see which company name show up. I think this endeavor has merit, but will need to have some "watchdog" guidelines.

[michelcardin]

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