Yours or Mine?

The editorial I read was "Abusive and Frivolous Patent Suits" from the New York Times. It was about how Congress is attempting to create a way to weed out moronic patent suits, or people seeing for ridiculous patent infringements. The author(s) pointed out that patents were issued to give inventors complete control over their creations but in recent history so many people have issues law suits against companies for licensing fees, or in other terms, a quick buck. The editorial states that the cost of litigating fees and licensing fees cost up to billions of dollars a year even though the paten suits or so vague it is a wonder they were ever granted.

The author(s) state that lawmakers are concerned about people who use small business over this. They clearly are against the "frivolous patent suits" and are encouraging congress to step up and do something about this. They do accurately represent the facts by using facts to back up their editorial instead of opinion, which that also use. Some words they use, such as "frivolous"  and "careful" while applying their own thoughts on the topic. Towards the end it also says they hope the new rules are not too strict to the point it hurts actual inventors and businesses.

It was very informative, especially considering it's not a widely popular topic. I was able to gather all of the important info from this. The writer did seem to be opinionated, but they were also able to justify their opinion rather than just saying "I'm right and that is all". As stated above they mention how much money is being spent on this and that number is ridiculous, especially considering how that money could be spent elsewhere.

It did a good job of bringing to light a problem not many people know about. I suppose that is what an editorial was supposed to do; talk about something that is not widely known. This topic is also reminiscent of arguments about welfare; how people are taking advantage of the system. People are creating law suits over the smallest of patents.  I know big name companies like Apple and Samsung are always in court trying to settle paten infringements, which is a little frustrating when you think about it. There are things so small you have to wonder if any one person should have ultimate control over it.