[8528] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Multimedia has been patented
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Barry Shein)
Sun Nov 21 21:39:15 1993
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 21:38:46 -0500
From: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein)
To: hes@unity.ncsu.edu
Cc: tenney@netcom.com, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: hes@unity.ncsu.edu's message of Sat, 20 Nov 1993 23:49:34 -0500 (EST) <9311210449.AA18385@sparc01.cc.ncsu.edu>
>From: hes@unity.ncsu.edu
> I heard a presentation a couple of years ago on the educational
>requirements to become a patent examiner. At that time, to become a
>examiner in the software area one needed a BS degree in engineering or a
>physical science, or some other areas - but *not* including CS. So a CS
>graduate would only be eligible with another degree in one of the
>approved areas. This appeared to be a major drawback in getting
>qualified people, and Bernie Galler (U. Mich.) was working with the PTO
>to try to improve this situation. I don't know what progress has been
>made since then. Does anyone know the current requirements and hiring
>practices?
Yup, exactly what I was referring to in my note. I don't know if the
situation has improved either.
-Barry Shein
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