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indeed that is the question

Authored by: pcrooker on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 12:16 AM EDT

To be realistic I doubt very much it would happen in the US. If politicians
wanted to kill patents, I'm sure they could, the Constitution hasn't stopped
them in other areas.

A few fixes: make patentees pay for a board of those skilled in the art to fully
review the application, reduce software patent life to one year and must include
working system with source code, non-adversarial resolution of disputes.

I think Dr Risch has the right approach - make it a more realistic system.
Patents, software or not, have been abused by the powerful for I don't how long
but long enough to know they have broken the system.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

How do you suggest that patents on software be stopped.

Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 01:21 AM EDT

It's in matter of fact very easy. The software patents are currently such a
mess, that trying enforce them seriously -in the court, instead by agreements,
will bring 'em down.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

Dont hold your breath waiting for that to happen. - Authored by: Kilz on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 06:56 AM EDT
- Dont hold your breath waiting for that to happen. - Authored by: PJ on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 11:58 AM EDT
  - Dont hold your breath waiting for that to happen. - Authored by: Kilz on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 01:08 PM EDT
    - Dont hold your breath waiting for that to happen. - Authored by: mrisch on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 02:42 PM EDT
      - Dont hold your breath waiting for that to happen. - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 08:34 PM EDT
      - Dont hold your breath waiting for that to happen. - Authored by: Kilz on Tuesday, June 12 2012 @ 07:32 AM EDT
        Dont hold your breath waiting for that to happen. - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, June 12 2012 @ 09:38 AM EDT
        Dont hold your breath waiting for that to happen. - Authored by: Kilz on Wednesday, June 13 2012 @ 09:40 AM EDT

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