USPTO seems like a good place to adopt a peer review model, like a science journal. That way the patent examiner can act like an editor and gather opinions from the experts in each narrow field. The experts could present any prior art and opinions about the uniqueness of each patent claim.
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USPTO seems like a good place to adopt a peer review model, like a science journal. That way the patent examiner can act like an editor and gather opinions from the experts in each narrow field. The experts could present any prior art and opinions about the uniqueness of each patent claim.