Since this is specific to software patents, my vote was to abolish them all. Patents on Software make not sense (other protections like Copyright, are essential

Since this is specific to software patents, my vote was to abolish them all. Patents on Software make not sense (other protections like Copyright, are essential, though). I have yet to see one "invention" that would not have seen the light of day without software patents. Patents are a method to protect significant costs cost of an invention (to incentivize research). Having an idea for an algorithm is does not represent a great cost and it is not in the interest of society to grant a monopoly).