Perspective
Sep. 16, 2009
Patent Processing
Accelerated examination deserves a second look, writes David H. Chan.
On Nov. 4, 1879, Thomas Edison filed a patent application for his latest invention. A mere 84 days later, on Jan. 27, 1880, Edison was granted Patent No. 223898 for the first commercially viable incandescent bulb that later became the symbol of invention. Edison obtained over a thousand patents in his lifetime, and he often waited less than six months for the Patent Office to examine his applications and grant the patents. Unfortunately, the...
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