It would seem that the European corruption engine is not as advanced as the one here in the USA: they rejected a software patent bill by a vote of 648 to 14. Patents in the software industry are only intended to stifle and eliminate competition. There are quite a few things that do go under Intellectual Property, but you have a large army of unscrupulous brainstormers that just sit around and write patent applications for what is effectively vapor — and USPTO is always happy to get their $330 fee. If someone actually executes a plan and brings the service to the market all they do is sit back and sue.
Patents are intended to give their creator an artificial monopoly so that they can recoup their research and development costs once they bring their product to the market. If they put no effort at all into a commercial development of their idea, why should they be compensated by the court for effectively flooding the USPTO and sitting on their butt?
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