Hi - > From: "Scott W Brim" <sbrim@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 4:54 AM > Subject: Re: Shuffle those deck chairs! ... > The US patent office is overwhelmed, and acting like it's under a DoS > attack. I agree it would be great if we all offered technical > assistance, but not as the IETF. If needed we could create some other > organization. Let the IETF have a clear focus. ... I've heard claims that the patent office will be switching to a European-style "first-to-file" process, rather than the current "first-to-invent". Would this make matters better or worse? Randy _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf