It is political. Andrei Iancu did not appear from thin air (nor did Ajit Pai), they are political appointees. Maybe we don't discuss the proximate cause of the

It is political. Andrei Iancu did not appear from thin air (nor did Ajit Pai), they are political appointees. Maybe we don't discuss the proximate cause of the problem for some strategic reason, I don't know. But when we don't, we spiral into unproductive discussions about the innate morality of all patents. Maybe that's good but isn't going to solve anything in the foreseeable future. And for the record, my biggest worry too is a fatal patent shakedown for my unlaunched startup. Actually I'm surprised the trolls haven't started selling "insurance" given the climate of fear they've created.