It's time to fix patents - Lincoln Labs releases patent reform white paper

I only skim read, but this looks very well put together. This is the kind of thing the people need to get behind and push!!!

One thing that appears to be missing though, and this seems to be a common oversight, is the pay model. Presently a patent costs thousands of dollars in fees -- excluding any lawyer costs it might entail. But you can pay thousands more to get expedited service. That's pure and blatant favoritism toward the wealthy and should be against the law. In addition patents have to be renewed every so often, i.e. pay more fees. That too should be against the law. This has to be addressed in addition to the quality issues.