The electronic frontier foundation wants your stories on how to fix the current patent system (which they say is broken)!

Electronic Frontier Foundation say:

“At the risk of repeating ourselves, the current patent system is broken. There’s considerable evidence to support this claim, too—whether it’s innovation-destroying patent trolls or certified “chaos” in legal battles among tech giants. More than 10,000 people have signed onto our Defend Innovation campaign, helpfully providing their thoughts on what works and what doesn’t with the patent system, and what kinds of changes would really make things better.

These fixes can only come, however, with thorough evidence and analysis, which is why we have kicked off our Defend Innovation campaign. Another crucial ingredient is scholarship on the issue. Professor Colleen Chien of Santa Clara University School of Law is conducting a short Patent Demand Survey, and she’s looking for your help in collecting relevant data. Professor Chien’s research is an important step in understanding—and teaching others, including policy makers—the scope of the patent problem. It is crucial that those whose lives are affected by patents participate. We can’t say it enough: we highly encourage those who have received patent demands to fill this confidential survey out.”

Source: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/08/patentfail-tell-your-story