I agree, although I'd make it broader, because SW patents is too tough to define and isn't the only place this problem exists. No one really has a great defini

I agree, although I'd make it broader, because SW patents is too tough to define and isn't the only place this problem exists. No one really has a great definition for SW patent, especially since most SW patents are embodied as HW. Is the x86 architecture patentable considering one can implement it all in SW? Is signal multiplexing technology a SW patent? What about robotics in general? I frankly don't think it can be done easily. I think it would be easier to say, "no patents, except drugs". And then carefully define drugs. I honestly don't think patents in the large are useful anymore, except in the case of drugs.