The New York Times on our broken patent system

The New York Times on our broken patent system

The New York Times on "Does the Patent System Need an Overhaul?"

Article discusses a forthcoming book by Harvard investment banking professor Josh Lerner and Brandeis University economics professor Adam B. Jaffe entitled "Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What To Do About It." The article seems to indicate that the authors believe that the nation's patent dilemma is caused by a corporate patent arms-race, and that the most powerful patent attorneys in the nation (who are benefitting from patent litigation) are dragging their heels regarding changing the system.