ITManagement: IBM Exec Selected to Head Patent Office

Summary:

The possibility of getting a tech-friendly name to head the USPTO is likely to be good news for many in the IT sector, which is rife with complaints about the current U.S. patent system. For one thing, IT patent cases have been on a sharp rise over the past few years, with a growing number of cases brought by "non-practicing entities," or "patent trolls" as they're often called by critics.

ITManagement: IBM Exec Selected to Head Patent Office

zoobab 21 Jun 2009 15:00

"The possibility of getting a tech-friendly name to head the USPTO is likely to be good news for many in the IT sector, which is rife with complaints about the current U.S. patent system. For one thing, IT patent cases have been on a sharp rise over the past few years, with a growing number of cases brought by "non-practicing entities," or "patent trolls" as they're often called by critics."

Source: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3826106/IBM-Exec-Selected-to-Head-Patent-Office.htm