Yes, fix the patent system

Posted May 5, 2011 18:47 UTC (Thu) by chad.netzer (subscriber, #4257)
In reply to: Yes, fix the patent system by vonbrand
Parent article: A victory for the trolls

Presumably "abolish" would (hypothetically) be a "phase out". Existing patents would expire at the same time (unless invalidated), but new ones would have new terms.

I tend to agree that software patents won't ever be a abolished; I'd be content to see them reduced to a term of 5-7 years. In this field, it's insane to give someone a monopoly on *anything* for two decades.