this is exactly why patent reform needs to happen now. innovation-stifling patents make everyone nervous, and cause neverending hassle for tech research and de

this is exactly why patent reform needs to happen now. innovation-stifling patents make everyone nervous, and cause neverending hassle for tech research and development. patents were designed to keep someone from copying someone else's designs, not to get a stranglehold on a wide swath of tech landscape. as they've gotten more generalized over time, they've also gotten more abusive. which presidential candidate is talking patent reform? there's a snippet here (http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=17320 http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=17320), but it only says the obvious. whoever is serious about it, vote for that guy.