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The state of software patents continues to deteriorate without any hope of reform in sight. I'm starting to suspect the situation will only improve once it has
by tumult 16y ago
The state of software patents continues to deteriorate without any hope of reform in sight. I'm starting to suspect the situation will only improve once it has become bad enough that major players in the game begin to ignore litigation involving software patents. Perhaps defendants will not show up for court en masse, causing the current corrupt system to starve itself out of its patent attorneys, 'IP holding firms,' and the judges and districts willing to pander to them. What kind of trouble for the system would be caused by a large number of parties failing to appear?
- eli 16y agoNot quite sure I follow. If you don't show up for your court date, a default judgement can be entered against you and the bad guys win.
- davidcuddeback 16y agoI think you started off with a good idea: major players beginning to ignore litigation might improve the situation. But I think that would be more likely to come from judges throwing out cases than defendants not showing up for court, for reasons that eli stated. You also kinda lost me at the word "corrupt," because you took on a sensationalist tone. I think that "corrupt" and "in need of reform" are not the same problem. The patent system was designed with noble intentions. Its major fault (IMHO) is that it hasn't kept up with technology.