Patent and Trademark Office to Enable Comments (WebProNews)

Patent and Trademark Office to Enable Comments (WebProNews)
According to the Washington Post, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is planning to launch a trial project in which outsiders will be able to comment on proposed patents that are working their way through the (incredibly time-consuming) patent application process. In effect, people will be allowed to post comments on patents and then other users will be allowed to vote on those comments, a …