There is also the possibility that judicial decisions (such as Alice) have created enough change that reform is less necessary. See this interview or Mark Lemle

There is also the possibility that judicial decisions (such as Alice) have created enough change that reform is less necessary. See this interview or Mark Lemley, a scholar who is often seen as a critic of the patent system: http://www.iam-magazine.com/Blog/Detail.aspx?g=28572386-7cf9-4003-8513-12f3edb914a0 http://www.iam-magazine.com/Blog/Detail.aspx?g=28572386-7cf9... Whether judicial activity as opposed to congress should set the de facto policy is a good idea or not, I cannot say.