Obama signed a patent law. Now get ready for our bright shiny future!

[Safetykitten]

Oh it will be fantastic! Think of the things that will come imediately from this rocket sled that got to his desk! No HCR crap here, no delays on this one. This one is about making stuff and getting people back to work. It works for us on so many levels. Better iPads and thingies means more jobs for us, emailing and sending resumes. Think of the time we will save.

Think of what our corporations will do now. What new wild and fabulous things that they can construct, and bill for on a monthly basis. Who would be so cynical to think that this was signed not because we need jobs, but because it makes corporations life easier? That's crazy talk.

So now we are waiting for the next big thing. The next huge invention that was penned and held hostage in the patent office. It must be gigantic to have this go like shit though a goose and get a signature. But it is worth it as it will create jobs, jobs and more jobs. And then those jobs taking care of our new big invention will make more jobs.

Vacant offices will fill, houses will finally have a stable family.

I for one, cannot wait for our new, huge, giant invention. The one that is held back, hiding in the dark recesses of the patent office.

[YellowCosmicSun]

1. is this really constructive criticism?

[tblue]

2. I wanna know

what this is. Help me, SafetyKitten.

[ProSense]

4. More

information.

[NYCGirl]

3. Give it a rest. NT

[CakeGrrl]

5. YAWWWWWWN

Less is more. Think about it.

[Kolesar]

6. You need a valium

or a beer

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[Fumesucker]

9. Most likely disorientation,,

That's what happens when the spin ninjas practice their black art on you.. You can lose all track of reality.

[Fumesucker]

8. Not bad but you needed to sprinkle in a few blue links for verisimilitude

A fairly solid 8.9.

[mitchtv]

19. bwa hahahahaha

+!

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[SidDithers]

17. +1...nt

Sid

[7AQUINN7]

18. obama

DU persons are more educated

[SidDithers]

20. Welcome to DU...

:rofl:

Sid

[FarLeftFist]

11. Good is bad, black is white, up is down.

[tblue]

13. Principles are bargaining chips.

Drones are defense mechanisms.

Flying by the seat of your pants is 11th dimensional chess.

I have no idea what this patent thing is. So I'll reserve judgment til I find out.

[sad sally]

15. Some say this new law won't be the salvation of job creation.

A patent's primary purpose is to prevent copying. This provides financial incentives for inventors and investors to take the many risks associated with innovating new technologies. The history of innovation is riddled with theft. Some of the most famous inventors in America died penniless due to theft or other unethical legal maneuvers that deprived the inventors of just compensation. Even Ben Franklin cited the problem in 1755 when he said:
"One would not ... of all faculties, or qualities of the mind, wish for a friend, or a child, that he should have that of invention.

So why was this patent reform law needed?

The answer is that five to 10 years ago, patent litigation was growing more rapidly and scared many big firms into creating industry groups to lobby congress to "fix it." IT firms and pharmaceuticals butted heads for years and ultimately they compromised on this bill. It does not benefit either of them very much -- nor anyone else, but their lobbying groups, such as the Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform want a victory to justify their existence. In fact, during the intervening years, many major court decisions have occurred which have incrementally solved most of the problems that existed when those groups were formed … but they developed a life of their own. Their corporate members have an average company age of about a century and have been net exporters of jobs.

So congress is putting the interests of the job exporters ahead of the job creators … all due to the fact that the job creators have had no voice in this process and are still unaware of what's about to happen. Nor do they have the resources to hire lobbyists or make campaign contributions. Not a single inventor nor startup was invited to testify before the Senate on this in the past six years of hearings. This was not an accident.

[7AQUINN7]

21. obama

who are the job creators you speak of?

[pintobean]

12. +1=0

I liked it. :thumbsup:

[Occulus]

14. Someone hasn't been following the Patent Wars in the tech industry, I see.

The Patent Office has badly needed reform for some time now.

[SidDithers]

16. You're cute when you're outraged...nt

Sid