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USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Re: USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Post by Finnucane »

derf_ wrote: post #6
caliagent wrote: post #2

Let's identify why she got the job under Obama: "Lee is the first female director in the USPTO’s history, and one of her priorities is getting more women into STEM jobs." Those two key words are major talking points with his administration. Now what did she say she'd do versus what she actually did that led to this change under the new administration: https://www.fastcompany.com/3047424/how-former-googler-miche... ht…

Despite IPWatchdog's hugely pro-patent bias, there's at least one thing I can agree with them on: "...the Patent Office has become more arms dealer than honest broker."

>hugely pro-patent bias

Would you expect the director of the patent office to be anti-patent?

Re: USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Post by mark_edward »

robotresearcher wrote: post #8
caliagent wrote: post #2

Let's identify why she got the job under Obama: "Lee is the first female director in the USPTO’s history, and one of her priorities is getting more women into STEM jobs." Those two key words are major talking points with his administration. Now what did she say she'd do versus what she actually did that led to this change under the new administration: https://www.fastcompany.com/3047424/how-former-googler-miche... ht…

It's also possible that her degrees from MIT and Stanford and experience as a lawyer at Google had something to do with it.

nah she stole that job from an innocent man, no way a woman could actually be qualified.

Re: USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Post by tanilama »

robotresearcher wrote: post #8
caliagent wrote: post #2

Let's identify why she got the job under Obama: "Lee is the first female director in the USPTO’s history, and one of her priorities is getting more women into STEM jobs." Those two key words are major talking points with his administration. Now what did she say she'd do versus what she actually did that led to this change under the new administration: https://www.fastcompany.com/3047424/how-former-googler-miche... ht…

It's also possible that her degrees from MIT and Stanford and experience as a lawyer at Google had something to do with it.

You are breaking the circlejerk here, she gets the job because she is a she, as the parent throwaway account dictates.

Re: USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Post by jlebar »

Finnucane wrote: post #11
derf_ wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Despite IPWatchdog's hugely pro-patent bias, there's at least one thing I can agree with them on: "...the Patent Office has become more arms dealer than honest broker."

>hugely pro-patent bias Would you expect the director of the patent office to be anti-patent?

Is/ought fallacy?

It might be true that it's likely that directors of USPTO are "pro-patent", but OP's point was that the USPTO ought to be less "pro-patent".

Put another way, some government offices are charged with making more of an intrinsically good thing. "Justice", "Education". I expect the leaders of those departments to be pro-justice/education/whatever, just as I expect everyone else to be in favor of these intrinsic goods, insofar as we can agree on their goodness.

OTOH patents are not an intrinsically good thing. There is such a thing as too many patents, or patents issued too freely, or whatever.

Re: USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Post by ocdtrekkie »

mark_edward wrote: post #12
robotresearcher wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's also possible that her degrees from MIT and Stanford and experience as a lawyer at Google had something to do with it.

nah she stole that job from an innocent man, no way a woman could actually be qualified.

It's not necessarily about her being a woman, as much as a Google employee. Obama hired dozens of Google employees to prominent executive branch positions during his term.

http://www.googletransparencyproject.org/articles/googles-re...

Re: USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Post by mikeyouse »

robotresearcher wrote: post #8
caliagent wrote: post #2

Let's identify why she got the job under Obama: "Lee is the first female director in the USPTO’s history, and one of her priorities is getting more women into STEM jobs." Those two key words are major talking points with his administration. Now what did she say she'd do versus what she actually did that led to this change under the new administration: https://www.fastcompany.com/3047424/how-former-googler-miche... ht…

It's also possible that her degrees from MIT and Stanford and experience as a lawyer at Google had something to do with it.

Her resume is beyond sterling, I literally don't believe you could find someone more qualified. But sure, she got the job because she's a woman. God people are awful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_K._Lee#Education_and_...

Re: USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Post by daxfohl »

robotresearcher wrote: post #8
caliagent wrote: post #2

Let's identify why she got the job under Obama: "Lee is the first female director in the USPTO’s history, and one of her priorities is getting more women into STEM jobs." Those two key words are major talking points with his administration. Now what did she say she'd do versus what she actually did that led to this change under the new administration: https://www.fastcompany.com/3047424/how-former-googler-miche... ht…

It's also possible that her degrees from MIT and Stanford and experience as a lawyer at Google had something to do with it.

And something to do with her resignation. Didn't Obama's cabinet have a ridiculous number of PhD's, and Trump's end up replacing some Nobel laureates with Rick Perry?

Re: USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Post by handojin »

jlebar wrote: post #14
Finnucane wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>hugely pro-patent bias Would you expect the director of the patent office to be anti-patent?

Is/ought fallacy? It might be true that it's likely that directors of USPTO are "pro-patent", but OP's point was that the USPTO ought to be less "pro-patent". Put another way, some government offices are charged with making more of an intrinsically good thing. "Justice", "Education". I expect the leaders of those departments to be pro-justice/education/whatever, just as I expect everyone else to be in favor of these…

Section 8, Clause 8:

"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;"

Not much latitude there.

Re: USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Post by kregasaurusrex »

mikeyouse wrote: post #16
robotresearcher wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's also possible that her degrees from MIT and Stanford and experience as a lawyer at Google had something to do with it.

Her resume is beyond sterling, I literally don't believe you could find someone more qualified. But sure, she got the job because she's a woman. God people are awful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_K._Lee#Education_and_...

I agree, she was an astonishingly qualified candidate at the time of her appointment. It's really unfortunate to see the recent exodus of high-profile intelligent people in the current administration at a time where leadership is needed most.

Re: USPTO Director Michelle Lee Resigns

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Post by rustynails77 »

mikeyouse wrote: post #16
robotresearcher wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's also possible that her degrees from MIT and Stanford and experience as a lawyer at Google had something to do with it.

Her resume is beyond sterling, I literally don't believe you could find someone more qualified. But sure, she got the job because she's a woman. God people are awful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_K._Lee#Education_and_...

Unfortunately, the media push very hard to promote women who don't deserve it. My wife, who is a very capable and experienced engineer, is sick of it because it makes capable women look bad. Quotas and mandates exacerbate the problem and only serve to create antagonism. Unfortunately, political correctness casts a shadow over good women.

If you want to point a finger at anybody, start with the media.

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