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MEDIA ADVISORY, September 15 /Standard Newswire/ -- The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced new rules that go into effect on Monday, September 15, 2008. These rules strike a fatal blow to the invention submission industry, an industry that has preyed upon unwitting independent inventors for many years, costing inventors hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
Gene Quinn, a US patent attorney with White & Quinn and the founder of IPWatchdog.com, says: "Invention scams can typically be spotted by those familiar with how the scam operates. One tell-tale sign is the scam operator will claim they have the ability to assist the inventor by both promoting the invention and obtaining a patent on the invention. Reputable professionals rarely, if ever, offer both services. "
Quinn points out that "this latest development in the struggle to stop invention scams is something that is long overdue. The USPTO and the FTC have tried to some extent in the past to stop this fraud, but it has been largely ineffective because it has been done sporadically and never against the entire industry. This is the first time that an all out assault has been waged against those who steal from inventors."
John White, a US patent attorney also with White & Quinn and a former USPTO official, said: "Essentially what the Patent Office is saying is that it is time for registered patent attorneys to clean up the profession. Now the USPTO is putting the burden on attorneys and agents to report problems and saying that those patent attorneys who cooperate with invention submission companies are supporting the unauthorized practice of law and in violation of USPTO rules. What this means is that any patent attorney who continues to work with invention submission companies under current practices will be subject to sanction, which is likely to be a suspension of 3 years or disbarment."
About White & Quinn, PC
The founding members of White & Quinn are John White and Gene Quinn, patent attorneys and consultants who specialize in developing cost-efficient patent strategies for small businesses, corporations and universities. John and Gene have both taught patent law and patent drafting at the law school level, and they currently teach a Patent Bar Review course for those wishing to enter the profession. To date they have taught more than 40% of the practicing patent attorneys in the United States, a total of approximately 15,000 attorneys.
