Show HN: Explore ideas whose patent protection expires today

Re:Show HN: Explore ideas whose patent protection expires today by mcherm on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @01:51PM (#13311815)

Furthermore, lots of things are considered "not novel" or "obvious" by nearly every expert in the field, but not by patent examiners. But one specific area which patent examiners are VERY good at reviewing is old patents. So re-patenting old patented inventions becomes impossible, not only in theory but in practice also.

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Re:Show HN: Explore ideas whose patent protection expires today by ska on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @02:37PM (#13312290)

It's not that they are very good at it - it's that this is typically all they are going to be looking at. They're also better (and have better tools) at searching patent databases than nearly anyone who doesn't do this daily.

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Re:Show HN: Explore ideas whose patent protection expires today by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @03:29PM (#13312753)

>this is typically all they are going to be looking at. //

Are you referring to the USPTO there, do you have a source?

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Re:Show HN: Explore ideas whose patent protection expires today by ska on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @04:30PM (#13313300)

Just going by what several specialists (e.g. patent agents, ex examiners) have told me independently. It does match my experience in office actions with many different examiners, for whatever that's worth.

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