The US Government needs to act here. Until the patenting of software is stopped then these problems will continue for some time. They stop innovation, destroy investment and keep the latest technology out of the hands of those who need it, damage jobs and hold back technology.
Now there is a whole industry of software patent squatters setting up the US, companies holding software patents that are only ever used to bring legal suits.
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