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I think the main problem with patents like this is that there is no accountability. If the person who granted such a ridiculous patent was fired for negligence

• kj12345 16y ago
  Or maybe give the judge the option of ruling that the patent holder is abusing the patent system, the penalty for which would be releasing their patent portfolio into the public domain.
  • ohashi 16y ago
    I approve of this idea. It would need a good way to hunt down real owners behind shell companies and such though to make sure they aren't just cheating.
    • Natsu 16y ago
      Yeah, because if the judge could do that, they'd just set up shell companies that only own one patent, but which funnel the rewards of litigation back to their masters.
• vog 16y ago
  Al least here in Europe, it would already help if the patent offices weren't paid on a per-granted-patent base.