Dies ist die letzte Info zu der USPTO:
Last project completed, farewell post...
Posted by: ronran on February 16, 2008 12:02AM
Over the last few days, I have been attempting to contact the PTO in order to determine when we might receive a final ruling on the '584. I was not successful in speaking with the actual examiner, who was absent on the day I called, but his supervisor returned my call a couple of days later. I must say that this gentleman was the nicest and most helpful government employee I have ever encountered, with a good sense of humor and obvious intellect, as well as good "people skills".
Before I go further, please do not take this note as any kind of encouragement to start calling the PTO or the examiner on a routine basis (or, for that matter, even sproadically). As I advised about contacting Judge Ward, this is simply not the thing to do --- we do not want to pester these folks and, as a result, even indirectly give them a bad impression of TPL and/or PTSC.
After looking in the file on the '584, the supervisor told me that everything is indeed in order, and that the case is ready for a final ruling. However, based on his knowledge of the examiner's workload, he could not give me a definitive time frame for when that ruling might issue. I took this to mean that the ruling is not imminent, as in being days or weeks away --- however, for all we know, the examiner may be considerably ahead of what his boss is seeing in the computer file. I am sorry I could not find out more, but I thought it best not to pursue the inquiry further, and I intend to leave it alone for now.
On a totally different subject, I don't like to leave things hanging, and there has been considerable talk here lately of "inside information". This has spurred me to attempt to discuss with Greeneyes the rift that occurred between us last August, but as of this evening, despite my repeated and polite requests, she has expressed no interest in doing so. Just a few minutes ago, I sent to her a memorandum I prepared on this subject, but I wanted to take just a few moments to tell you why it is important to your discussions here, especially as we move forward to April.
First and foremost, "inside information" must, by definition, somehow originate with the company itself. Except in cases of data theft or some unusual type of scenario (which, even so, is often an indication of lax procedures within that company), those on the "outside" must have been been given the "taboo" info by someone on the "inside". Somehow, this seems to get overlooked, but it cannot be denied.
Furthermore, please remember, as I posted a couple of days ago, that not all non-public info given to someone by a company is "inside info" in this context --- truly "inside info" must be of the type that would cause a resonable person to have a desire to trade the company's stock, and must be imparted during a time frame in which such trading could advantageously be done. Similarly, there is no crime of "possession of insider knowledge" --- the crime is "insider trading".
For all of these reasons, when a member of this board accuses another person of possessing "inside information" (whether such is accurate or not), he or she is, at least indirectly, "indicting" the company itself, and, in turn, is creating a very negative connotation against its officers, directors, and other personnel. As a result, I hope such things can be avoided in the future, especially during the next couple of months.
There is a considerable amount more that could be said on this subject, but it would take too much space. Plus, the mere disucssion of the topic is not a positive thing --- I have done so only because many of you have requested it, and because, again, it is important especially for the immediate future. It also allows me to have some closure on this subject, which I have avoided due to what I felt might have resulted in protracted discussions between myself and others that could have done more harm than good. In any case, I have no animosity toward Greeneyes, and I wish her well --- if she asks for help from me in the future, as she has sometimes done in the past, I will do so if I am reasonably able.
In closing, I wish to again thank all of you who supported the shareholder letter, and a special thanks to Ads, who did such a great job in keeping abreast of the questions and comments, and in compiling them for us. As before, many of you have my email address and/or phone number, and you are welcome to contact me --- the remainder of this year looks like it is going to be incredibly busy, however, so please don't be offended if you don't get a response. I'll do my best, but it is now time for family and work to again take precedence.
I wish all of you and your families the very best always. Take care. Good luck. Godspeed.
FRom Agora.
Danach sieht es so aus, als ob bald etwas kommen könnte. Aber irgendeine Terminierung gibt es dort nicht.
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