Peer to Patent Invitation: Beta Test of Online System
The Community Patent Review (CPR) Peer to Patent Project, an initiative of the Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School, is inviting people involved in the law and technology world to participate in an important product beta-test.
The product, developed in conjunction with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, is an online platform designed to open some patent applications for public-expert (”peer”) review. The followup aim is to help patent examiners make better (possibly faster) decisions on granting patents.
For more detailed information on the mechanics of all this, check out this Washington Post article from last March.
In regard to the beta-testing, it’s by invitation only. Send an email asap if you’re interested in participating to info@peertopatent.org.
Once you’re accepted as a beta tester, you’ll receive a login and password to access the beta site. Beta testers will be asked to review every nook and cranny of the site. And time is tight for this stage of the project. Testing period runs through the end of this month. Launch is scheduled for June 1.
You also can pre-register to be a community patent reviewer in advance of the June 1 launch.