tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post5509599502232175150..comments2023-11-05T06:06:12.057-06:00Comments on The 271 Patent Blog: USPTO Close to Agreement With POPA to Overhaul Performance Review for ExaminersTwo-Seventy-One Patent Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02481083706071978817noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-86935199530483827002010-06-22T21:00:17.490-05:002010-06-22T21:00:17.490-05:00Good news that Kappos is turning an eye toward pat...Good news that Kappos is turning an eye toward <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/10/how-to-file-a-patent/" rel="nofollow">patent</a> quality, as well as quantity. Lately the Europeans have been smugly publicizing their superiority in the quality department: <br />http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/06/18/comparative-analysis-shows-us-patent-office-scores-poorly-on-patent-quality/. <br />The US needs to step up to the plate on this.Gena777http://www.GeneralPatent.comnoreply@blogger.com