> But this article is missing the context about _why_ the Patent Office claims to think this is necessary in the first place. Their claimed rationale for these

> But this article is missing the context about _why_ the Patent Office claims to think this is necessary in the first place. Their claimed rationale for these changes is simply dishonest. Hundreds of patent trolls have been abusing pro-patent-holder rules for years and they never blinked an eye. USPTO only cares about "abuse" when they can use it as an excuse to gut a mechanism designed to (and working well to) combat patent troll abuse. They are an organization entirely captive to patent holders with zero interest to benefit innovation or society at large.