Pozen: How to improve our patent system
2009 November 17
Robert C. Pozen writes in today’s New York Times of his proposals for refitting our patent system, with a particular eye towards the painful inability of patent examiners to judge applications in fields outside their expertise. Pozen’s proposal is that other researchers or experts in the appropriate field be allowed to officially comment on applications, after they are made public. This modest proposal is in line with the general expectation of scientists that their work will be scrutinized harshly but fairly and–most importantly–by their peers.
