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it will be full of lawyers and special interest groupsit will be full of lawyers and special interest groupsPosted Jan 8, 2013 12:51 UTC (Tue) by dgm (subscriber, #49227)In reply to: it will be full of lawyers and special interest groups by SecretEuroPatentAgentMan Parent article: The USPTO Would Like to Partner with the Software Community ... Wait. What? Really? (Groklaw)
> You mention corporate lawyers but I am not sure if you also include patent attorneys and patent agents. The latter definitely have to deal with the process of inventing things.
No, they have to do with the process of navigating in the (artificial) patent trap.
Your first example is clear. The company would be in no trouble without the patent system, something they do not benefit from. If anything, your example shows how the patent system helps those more focused in extorsion (sorry, licensing) and deep enough pockets than the ones solving real problems for users and customers.
Also crystal clear is that the troubles experienced by inventors in your second example are a consequence of the patent system itself. Management can trick the patent system, but they cannot trick an inventor into keeping their process secret unless they pay for it.
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