Heh, never expected to see patentlyo on here. Upvoted purely by instinct! For those who've never visited that site, it's a highly regarded blog that covers all

Heh, never expected to see patentlyo on here. Upvoted purely by instinct! For those who've never visited that site, it's a highly regarded blog that covers all kind of patent issues in all kinds of areas. It does get a bit esoteric for non-legal folk, but even for us it's worth reading the introduction to each article just to get an idea of the patent situation in other industries. (You may soon realize that it's not all that different from ours.) To get back on topic for this submission, it's a good quick read, again if only to get an idea of the patent issues other industries grapple with. For instance, "PARTS Act (S.780)" hints at some dissatisfaction in the auto industry.