Software Patent Trolls Should Die

david@systemoverlord.com (David Tomaschik) — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:34:05 +0000

Software patent trolls -- companies whose primary source of revenue is derived from suing others over their patent portfolion -- pose a significant risk to continuing innovation in the United States. In order to promote future development and innovation, we need to eliminate software patents.

At a minimum, companies should not be allowed to retain rights to a patent unless they continously produce a product that utilizes their patent. Much like a trademark, patents not being used should fall into the public domain.

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Software Patent Trolls Should Die