"If we damage this investor/inventor relationship any further, we will kill patents altogether."
I make a distinction between patents in general and software patents in particular. I have no prejudice against patents in general but I am strongly in favor of abolishing software patents entirely. That said, if damaging investor/inventor relationships further will kill software patents altogether then I would like to damage investor/inventor relationships further.
From the article: "The CBM program is an appropriate, more cost-effective alternative to lengthy litigation in these situations."
A more appropriate and cost-effective alternative is to abolish business patents. Since business patents were created as an offshoot of software patents you could kill two birds with one stone by abolishing software patents.
"If we damage this investor/inventor relationship any further, we will kill patents altogether."
I make a distinction between patents in general and software patents in particular. I have no prejudice against patents in general but I am strongly in favor of abolishing software patents entirely. That said, if damaging investor/inventor relationships further will kill software patents altogether then I would like to damage investor/inventor relationships further.
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Steve Stites