In addition, approving a patent takes almost no work while not approving one takes significantly longer and can have more bouts of back and forth.
The USPTO right now operates on a very loose definition of 'patentability' simply because it is more convenient to do so and the course will sort it out eventually anyways.. and there's absolutely no downside for them other than their own conscious.
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There are no ramifications for the USPTO.
In addition, approving a patent takes almost no work while not approving one takes significantly longer and can have more bouts of back and forth.
The USPTO right now operates on a very loose definition of 'patentability' simply because it is more convenient to do so and the course will sort it out eventually anyways.. and there's absolutely no downside for them other than their own conscious.