As Supreme Court Software Patent Ban Turns 40, It's Time To Stop Ignoring It

Most people don't realize how bad the patent troll situation is. You can be hit by patent trolls for operating a boring online store with nothing more sophisticated than a shopping cart. Happens all the time. Here's just one example:

http://ia700401.us.archive.org/3/items/gov.uscourts.txed.119...

At least some of those defendants ended up settling and paying off that particular troll by the way. Petmeds is a public company and mentioned that in one of its 10K filings.

Considering I've been waiting over 2 years for my patent, it's clear the office and its procedures need a massive overhaul.