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Re:Evidence of regulatory capture of patent examiners by patentatt on Monday May 28, 2018 @10:22PM (#17176008)
Patent examiners top out at like $140’s pretty much. Nobody that’s GS scale makes over $160. Starting salary at big law firms is $180 + bonus. So you have a fair pint there.

Also, as far as time bars, the PTO does something like this. Former examiners are not allowed to apply for a patent for a term after they leave. Doesn’t really solve the problem, but it’s something.

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Re:Evidence of regulatory capture of patent examiners by pwg on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @06:57AM (#17177982)
The USPTO also bars former examiner's from working as an attorney on cases in the area in which they previously examined for two years after they leave the USPTO. I do not know how carefully this rule is enforced.
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Re:Evidence of regulatory capture of patent examiners by patentatt on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @10:05AM (#17179246)
Good point, I think it’s really on the honor system with the threat of invalidating a patent in some later litigation.
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