Re: Outsourcing patents to India

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On 4/02/04, bemaha wrote:
> On 4/01/04, RSU wrote:
>> 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.

I think any job that you could imagine doing effectively by
telecomuting is a strong candidate for offshoring.

If the job requires expertise in English and technical skills,
right now the logical choice seems to be India, but for other
work there are other places even cheaper.

There are some advantages to having a local practitioner draft
your patent applications, but why would someone in Atlanta
prefer a person in Texas over someone in India?

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

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