I wonder how patents like this are even valid. IMHO The patent laws should be amended to require entities to both "articulate a solution" and "add value" to ma

I wonder how patents like this are even valid. IMHO The patent laws should be amended to require entities to both "articulate a solution" and "add value" to make the patent valid. For ARM (as a NPE) their patent licenses are bundled with a low-power processor core design that provides a solution to licensees requirements. The core design adds value to the basic technology covered by the patent. The VirnetX patents shouldn't be valid as they merely describe an element of a design, and not a particular means of implementation. This may fall under Sec. 112(f) "Means-plus-function" [0], but getting the patents invalidated is not easy. The EFF have tried to bust "stupid patents" [1] somewhat successfully. Please donate to support this worthy cause. [0] http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s2181.html http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s2181.html [1] https://www.eff.org/about/staff/daniel-nazer https://www.eff.org/about/staff/daniel-nazer