patentaskhn

The thing is I don't really need some foreign patent filing to pad my resume.

Why would I be ethically obligated to sign for it? I was obliged to sign things when I was an employee, but I haven't been for years.

Also, do you mean to imply if you have ever taken a paid position in the industry (as essentially every company will have you sign away your patents), then your opinion on software patents can never matter again?