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A Fix for a Broken Patent System? Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5737961.html [q] A long-awaited proposal in Congress to overhaul the patent system finally surfaces, and large software companies like it. The U.S. patent system will undergo its most substantial overhaul in decades if a bill introduced on Wednesday becomes law. Rep. Lamar Smith, who heads the House of Representatives committee responsible for drafting patent law, said his proposal would improve the overall quality of patents and target some of the legal practices that have irked high-tech companies. "The bill will eliminate legal gamesmanship from the current system that rewards lawsuit abuses over creativity," said Smith, a Texas Republican. The Business Software Alliance was quick to praise the bill, saying in a statement that it goes a long way toward "improving patent quality, making sure U.S. law is consistent with that of other major countries and addressing disruptions caused by excessive litigation." [/q] Some people won't need to read much more than the above to know what kind of "patent reform" is in draft. -rcc
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