Re: Outsourcing patents to India

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On 4/01/04, RSU wrote:
> There has been a lot of press about outsourcing patent
> work (drafting and prosecution) to India and some other
> countries where engineers from top institutions will work
> for $10k a year. In fact many startups are seem to be
> telling their U.S. patent lawyers 'thanks, but no thanks'
> or 'don't even tell me about patent services -- I'll do it
> in India.' Is anyone else seeing this trend first hand.
> If someone is involved with it how is the quality (not
> that the courts or patent office care for non-
> biotechnology applications)? Also, should people in the
> U.S. bother getting patent prosecution experience anymore
> if this is the future?
>
> rsu

Does this mean the beginning of the end of U.S. patent
prep/pros attorneys? This amazes me. When I earned my law
degree after getting a masters degree in engineering, I
thought I'd at least be safe in this field of law. Now I see
we are not safe anywhere. OR maybe U.S. patent attorneys will
have to start charging $50 to draft a complex electrical
application.

Re: Outsourcing patents to India, 5/22/04, by Kibitzer.

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