Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the public domain

Re:Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the publ... by DennisP on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:00AM (#17278401)

Or challenged before the patent is issued. The USPTO encourages this; fees for notifying them of prior art are much lower before issuance.

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Re:Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the publ... by mbrumlow on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:21AM (#17278501)

Wait a fee is imposed? I get why I think but if your posting of prior art proves to be true then you should have your fee refunded.

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Re:Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the publ... by DennisP on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:36AM (#17278587)

I'd have to check but if I remember right, before issuance there's no fee for less than 20 items of prior art, and just a flat $200 fee for more. After issuance I think the fee is $35,000.

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Re:Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the publ... by throwaway2048 on Sunday June 10, 2018 @12:41PM (#17278888)

so you have to pay them $35,000 to show a patent they issued is bullshit.

Outrageous.

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