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				<title><![CDATA[The USPTO does not care about th]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The USPTO does not care about the product.&nbsp; The USPTO wants to know how the invention shown in the application, and claimed in the application,&nbsp;differs from the cited references.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I can share my own personal expe]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I can share my own personal experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;My IP attorny filed my patent application on November 5th, 2004 and I just recieved my first office action July 27th, 2006.&nbsp; That`s nearly two years for an application filed under "Art Unit" 3749.&]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[You both have good points.&nbsp;]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[You both have good points.&nbsp; I had one first office action in about 3 months from filing.&nbsp; I thought it was a mistake.&nbsp; I have not kept statistics but it seems to me that most first office actions come in about 12-18 months.&nbsp; And I have [...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mr Lindon ,
I`m not arguing wit]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Mr Lindon ,
I`m not arguing with you. You have been focusing on the 5 year number so&nbsp; changed my post to specify that&nbsp;"in some cases"&nbsp; five years is happening and although I never mentioned a five year average, I will adm]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I have filed lots of patent appl]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I have filed lots of patent applications.&nbsp; I have never had one take 5 years from filing to notice of allowance.&nbsp; I have never had one take&nbsp;4 years from filing to notice of allowance.&nbsp; I have never had one take&nbsp;3 years from fili]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I think the current estimates on]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I think the current estimates on patent application pendency is about 18-24 months.&nbsp; Five years sounds way way way off as an average.&nbsp; No doubt some rare cases may take that long - not many.&nbsp; I got an office action]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 9:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I think the current estimates on]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I think the current estimates on patent application pendency is about 18-24 months.&nbsp; Five years sounds way way way off as an average.&nbsp; No doubt some rare cases may take that long - not many.&nbsp; I got an office action back recently a mere 5 mon[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 9:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nerd,
Yes, it is very sad. And ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Nerd,
Yes, it is very sad. And yes, the US is falling behind. The one argument that makes some sense is that the patent office&nbsp;not willing to&nbsp;forsake being&nbsp;thorough with each patent just&nbsp;to justify&nbsp;speed. They must maint]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 9:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wow, it takes 5 years now? Back ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Wow, it takes 5 years now? Back when I got my patents (around 1996) it took a little over a year if I remember correctly - and that seemed like forever. I visited with my examiners when I was going through the system. (I wrote my own patent apps an]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
One final note. To those of yo]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
One final note. To those of you with a patent pending. Protect your pending patent as if it were still just an idea on a napkin that you don`t want anyone to see just yet. Limit the exposure of your product to those people dir]]></description>
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