Friday, September 09, 2011
Did Jim Henson Infringe on a Recently Approved Patent?
Techdirt: Recently on Techdirt, we highlighted a number of ways the US patent system could be fixed. One of the proposals on the list was allowing for input from those who are skilled in the art behind a patent application. Under this system, a person or company working within the industry surrounding a patent application could review it and submit their reasoning behind whether the proposal is obvious and not patentable or original and patentable. This public input would help patent examiners decide on the final patent-ability of an application.
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I appreciate the backwardness of this article's title. The only aspect of defending the Japanese patent I can come up with is that Jim Henson's creations were intended to work on set and on camera and that, if they do NOT work for whatever reason, we cut and reset and take it again. The Japanese suit, on the other hand, appears to be more flushed out and intended for live venues or performances.
Barring that, however, the author may have a very strong point that more cooks in the patent kitchen may not actually ruin the soup.
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