This is a Republican-sponsored bill in the House so, unless it has Democratic support, is going absolutely nowhere. I'm actually a little surprised this isn't

This is a Republican-sponsored bill in the House so, unless it has Democratic support, is going absolutely nowhere. I'm actually a little surprised this isn't Democrat-sponsored. It may find traction with Democrats unfortunately because one of the key supports of Democrats are trial lawyers. It's one reasons Democrats have historically opposed tort reform. Patent litigation is a jobs-for-life program for lawyers. But there's no sign yet of this enjoying any kind of Democratic support. I would've expected a Democratic co-sponsor at least. The authors certainly could've found one but there are none. So who is this aimed at? What group are the sponsors currying favour with? It's really not clear. If there isn't one then that really means the authors think this is a good idea, which is... insane. There's absolutely no reason for software patents to exist. None. Let copyright law handle IP protection for software.