Re: [NTLK] Newt mention on macrumors.com

From: John Canning (john_at_pcc.com)
Date: Tue Apr 20 2004 - 20:54:26 PDT


On Tue Apr 20 22:55:58 2004 Mitch Aunger wrote:
>
> Why would newton patents just now be processed?

A patent can languish within the patent office for many years
before a patent officer has a chance to review it. It takes
quite a long for a patent to be approved. The reason for the
delay is that the patent office receives way more patent
applications than it is staffed to handle.

John

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