Watch out Acacia, and here is a good reason to get involved in the fight.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an unusual move, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is considering whether to revoke a patent that Internet experts claim could hobble Web browsing and online commerce.
The office's top patent-examination official has ordered a review of a patent that covers the ability of Web browsers to display multimedia content, the office confirmed on Thursday.
PTO Deputy Commissioner Stephen Kunin ordered the review after Internet engineers said the patent did not cover an original invention and would cause massive disruption for Web users, spokeswoman Brigid Quinn said.
"The director has to have received quite a bit of input from the community" to order a review, Quinn said.
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Essentially what this is saying is that if enough people complain to the patent office, they will review patents. What should be noted is towards the bottom where it says,
The Patent Office receives roughly 400 requests for review each year, Quinn said, but fewer than 2 percent of them come from a director. Patents placed under director-ordered review are less likely to be upheld
Do you think we could up that average a little by the end of the day?
I do.