I Can Still Patent Stupid Things, Though, Right?
Today the Supreme Court ruled that patents need to go through a more intense "obvious test" before being issued. The case was that of KSR v. Teleflex that was over a sensor in automobile pedals that would adjust the height of the pedal to fit the driver.
I don't really know a ton when it comes to patent law, but this sounds like a really good thing. There are people that go around patenting just about everything. In many cases, these patents should probably have never been issued. On top of that, the recipient of the patent will sometimes go along and sue someone for patent infringement, when the truth of the matter is that the original patent isn't a very good one to begin with (see Vonage and Verizon).
Hopefully, this is a step in the right direction towards seeing some patent reform. I don't expect anything major to happen overnight (or in the next decade), but this is still a good sign that such things could be coming.
I don't really know a ton when it comes to patent law, but this sounds like a really good thing. There are people that go around patenting just about everything. In many cases, these patents should probably have never been issued. On top of that, the recipient of the patent will sometimes go along and sue someone for patent infringement, when the truth of the matter is that the original patent isn't a very good one to begin with (see Vonage and Verizon).
Hopefully, this is a step in the right direction towards seeing some patent reform. I don't expect anything major to happen overnight (or in the next decade), but this is still a good sign that such things could be coming.

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