Given that it takes about 3 years for patents to be issued now, that 5 year window is comical. However, if you could get a software patent in, say, 6 months, t

Given that it takes about 3 years for patents to be issued now, that 5 year window is comical. However, if you could get a software patent in, say, 6 months, then that 5 year window would make a lot more sense.