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I have nothing against Sen. Leahy personally but given the state of our democracy I assume he means it's time for the lobbying bidding war to start so we can fi
by jsz0 16y ago
I have nothing against Sen. Leahy personally but given the state of our democracy I assume he means it's time for the lobbying bidding war to start so we can figure out which corporations and interests get to write the new law. He doesn't have any specifics because he hasn't been told what to do yet.
- joe_the_user 16y agoAh... I think you've hit the nail on the head here... I'd donate points from my parent to this comment if I could...
- randombit 16y agoActually, he seems to have a firm position: "Innovation has been impeded in recent years by a patent system that too often grants low-quality patents with overly broad claims, which have been used by opportunists to extort royalty fees from manufacturers — particularly in the high-tech sector. The problem of low-quality patents is exacerbated by a litigation system that yields unpredictable and often overcompensating damages determinations, which divert investment and resources from innovation." "This new legislation contains a combination of provisions that will improve patent quality; will provide a more efficient mechanism for administratively challenging the validity of patents; and will provide more discipline and certainty in damages calculations and willfulness determinations. The patent system relies on high-quality patents. Patents with overly broad claims or inventions that are obvious and not truly novel impede innovation and unfairly cast doubt on the validity of those that are high-quality." From http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34722.html http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34722.html