I fail to see how taxpayers are related to the USPTO any more than they are related to any large corporation, given that the USPTO is entirely supported by fees. I do agree that patent mega-lawsuit costs drive up product prices.
With regards to say over operations, I do believe that the USPTO holds public forums whenever rules changes are proposed. You just choose to ignore them.
While software patents often appear really ridiculous, I'd be hesitant to say that the entire patent system has less than zero value.
Maybe when you stop being twelve, you'll enlighten the rest of us with your improved patent system. You do have one, right? Or do you just bitch a lot like most of the other people here?
But that's just me playing bystander/devil's advocate
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With regards to say over operations, I do believe that the USPTO holds public forums whenever rules changes are proposed. You just choose to ignore them.
While software patents often appear really ridiculous, I'd be hesitant to say that the entire patent system has less than zero value.
Maybe when you stop being twelve, you'll enlighten the rest of us with your improved patent system. You do have one, right? Or do you just bitch a lot like most of the other people here?
But that's just me playing bystander/devil's advocate
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