I couldn't agree more with the article. The US Patent system is broken and needs revisions to meet today's marketplace.

Patents are awarded to non-practicing entities and people who can't act on nor implement the very patent they were awarded.

Idea's should not be patentable. If you can think of something, so can I. Especially when it comes to software, since software is nothing but an idea written down.

Idea's that oneself cannot implement and/or act on, should not be patentable. To be awarded a patent, you should, at the very least, be required to provide a working POC. I'm tired of companies being awarded absurd "future thinking" patents that have vague wording along the lines of "something will happen when the user does something, etc".

Patent Trolls (aka Non-Practicing Entities) should not be able to hold patents if they are not using and/or implementing them. How can you collect money on an idea for years/decades but not have the capacity yourself to perform the service/make the product the companies you are suing are doing?

The US needs drastic patent reform. It is stiffling innovation.