You won't believe this one crazy trick that would fix the broken patent system
By Robert Ellison. Updated on Thursday, November 12, 2015.
On Thursday The White House announced a trio of executive actions to fight patent trolls, most interestingly:
"Crowdsourcing Prior Art — To help ensure that U.S. patents are of the highest quality, the USPTO is announcing a new initiative focused on expanding ways for companies, experts, and the general public to help patent examiners, holders, and applicants find relevant “prior art”—that is, the technical information patent examiners need to make a determination of whether an invention is truly novel."
I've considered this for a few years as a for-profit business, paying a bounty to anyone who contributes prior art that helps take out a troll. But I have a way better idea: stop examining patents altogether.
(previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously)
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(Published to the Fediverse as: You won't believe this one crazy trick that would fix the broken patent system #politics #patents The best way to fix patents is to stop examining them altogether. )
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