It seems that it would be difficult for a patent examiner to be so up to
date on a particular field that he/she would know what is prior art or
"non-obvious to someone skilled in the art". I think patent applications
should be published for public comment prior to the granting of a patent.
You'd have thousands of eyes reviewing the application instead of just a
few. I hear rumor that it's done this way in Europe. Is that correct?

Harold



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