U.S. Patent chief: New patent reforms are like an ‘intricate Swiss watch’

USPTO director David Kappos speaking at the University of Washington. Photo: Debbie Woo

At the GeekWire Summit on Wednesday, former Swype CEO Mike McSherry received the loudest applause of the day when he strongly suggested that the best way to fix the mobile industry would be to abolish the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Obviously, when you have the entrepreneurs and innovators who are supposed to be benefiting… Read More…