Patent Examiners Need More Scrutiny To Avoid Rushed Exams

By Ryan Davis (August 12, 2014, 8:23 PM EDT) -- Amid reports that some patent examiners may be abusing a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office program allowing them to work from home, attorneys say the office needs to monitor examiners more closely to ensure they are not rushing through examinations and producing shoddy work....

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