Just another link in this subject: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2016968 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2016968 - the p

Just another link in this subject: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2016968 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2016968 - the problem with patents is the scalability of the system. It can work reasonably when there is an index - like in the chemical patents now - but without efficient search it is a minefield for inventors.