Electronic Frontier Foundation
The USPTO wants new rules that would slam the door on inter partes review—the only affordable way the public can fight junk patents. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/patent-office-about-make-bad-patents-untouchable
The Patent Office Is About To Make Bad Patents Untouchable

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new rules that would effectively end the public’s ability to challenge improperly granted patents at the Patent Office itself. We need EFF supporters to file public comments opposing these rules this week. The USPTO is moving quickly, and staying silent will only help those who profit from abusive patents.

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Nov 20 at 6:53pmWeb
Show threadVulcanTouristNov 20

@eff

So Trump infiltrated the Patent Office, too. I hadn't read even a footnote about that, but it figures. Their reach has been so complete it will take us years to root out all the black mold.

Show threadwb x64Nov 21
@VulcanTourist @eff the troll with the big club is apt, because a big stick is about the only way we'll get things working for We The People again. They're about to undo a century of progress across every area of our society, or more.