The joys of modern commerce
by Jack GrantI just had another patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
How do I know?
Was I alerted by the USPTO?
Did I receive a message from my company which has the rights to the patent?
Neither, I received a solicitation in the mail to order a plaque with the text of the first lines of the abstract and the first drawing for Patent 7,015,517 issued on 21 March 2006 for the invention of a “Semiconductor Device Incorporating a Defect Controlled Strained Channel Structure and Method of Making the Same”.
I’m sure I shouldn’t complain, but somehow finding out through a company trying to make money from me by selling me a plaque kind of takes away from the whole thing…
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Congratulations are still in order!
; )
By Chrissy on 03.26.06 14:12
Congratulations!
By seawitch on 03.26.06 16:57
Was that a cost cutting measure, not informing the patent owners of the approval? Phht.
Congratulations, btw!
By Bou on 03.27.06 03:16
Congrats!
By vw bug on 03.28.06 01:28
Thom says that’s how he always knew! I’ll add my congrats.
By Joan Kobayashi on 03.29.06 01:05