Patent reform activist Mr. Bad of Pigdog Journal has nominated Richard Stallman and others for USPTO's advisory committee, and reports a "polite" response. The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 28th.
Patent reform activist Mr. Bad of Pigdog Journal has nominated Richard Stallman and others for USPTO's advisory committee, and reports a "polite" response. The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 28th.
He writes, "It turns out that there's a Patent Advisory Committee at the USPTO. The nominations are open to the public, which means with a little organizing we could get someone friendly to the cause into one of the seats. IMAGINE THAT! A man (or woman) on the inside, sitting at the meetings where patent decisions are made."
Pigdog Journal article: Get One of
Ours Onto the Patent
Committee
Instructions and
announcement
from the Federal Register
Have any of the nominees he mentions accepted? I'd hate to nominate one of those people (as appropriate as they might seem) if they won't take on the position.
I have checked with Richard Stallman and he has agreed to serve on the committee.
I can think of a number of people I would rather have on the committee than RMS. He's not the most diplomatic man in the world, and having him alienate the rest of the committee would not be to our benefit.
Better nominees than RMS? Sounds good to me -- send them in. All it takes is one email.
Well, that's the beauty of these nominations, argent. You can nominate someone you feel is appropriate!
I think Eric Raymond is more suited to working on a committee than Richard Stallman, so I've nominated him instead.
I've nominated RMS; I think it likely that the Committee would benefit greatly from his stubbornness. He'd only be one seat on it anyway. Besides, the man is extremely articulate, and has certainly got the credentials to defend the anti-software-patent position. But I don't object to any of the other candidates.
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