Software Patents

Software patents are confusing and mysterious. Several large corporations buy into this mystery to to gain more profit. It hinders innovation. Only large companies are able to have enough of an arsenal of patents in order to truly innovate without excessive disruption. Hence, war is fought by taking on smaller, more innovative companies and seriously crippling them. Therefore, innovation is lost at the cost of a higher quarterly profit and decreasing the value of goods sold to the consumer. Hance, the patent system is fundamentally flawed and should be reformed.