Hate Software Patents? Tell the USPTO, but you must do it today!

This is a public service announcement on how you can provide input to the US Patent and Trademark Office on your hate (or love) of Software Patents. But....they need the input by this Monday! "Following the Supreme Court's decision in Bilski v. Kappos, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plans to release new guidance as to which patent applications will be accepted, and which will not. As part of this process, they are seeking input from the public about how that guidance should be structured. Normally when the USPTO solicits feedback like this, they hear almost exclusively from patent attorneys who have a vested interest in making sure that patents are granted as broadly as possible. And this process will be overseen by David Kappos, the current director of the USPTO and formerly an attorney at IBM in charge of their heavy-handed patent strategy. The company obtained large numbers of software patents with his oversight (and has continued to do so after his departure)." [...] Read all the details here Help spread the word, and write your letter! Turn some of those complaints into action! David Sachdev