Patent problems pester penguin

Patent problems pester penguin | Perspectives | CNET News.com
August 5, 2004, 7:45 AM PT
By Dan Ravicher

The patent system is in crisis--something the former Patent and Trademark Office director himself acknowledged just last year.

The system is supposed to encourage technological innovation. Instead, it rewards those who have the knowledge and resources to work it to their advantage. Although many are beginning to recognize the problem, not enough is being done to fix the broken system--to the detriment of software users.