US Shutdown Is Good News For Patent Trolls 84
judgecorp writes "It's just a sidebar on the US government shutdown but, while agencies including NASA and NIST are displaying blank websites, the US Patent and Trademark Office is running as normal because its funding is guaranteed by the US Constitution. Thus, patent trolls can continue to file bogus business patents, while the FTC is closed and can't combat them, and the Department of Justice can't handle appeals and enforcement."
peaceful comments (Score:4, Funny)
It also seems like there are less insightful comments since the shutdown, officers gone fishing?
Re:PJ? We need you! (Score:5, Funny)
She must have been working for the Government....
Re:terrorists and traitors (Score:2, Funny)
The Members of the House were elected by the People. The People are the Real Terrorists(tm).
Re:What about customs? (Score:0, Funny)
They took down Silk Road because most of the purchases were made by government employees and the FBI didn't want this to become apparent when sales dried up overnight.