Over the past several years I have been a harsh critic of the United States Patent & Trademark Office because there are substantial problems facing the US patent system and I do not believe any of the reforms urged by the USPTO are calculated in any meaningful way to address those problems. According to [...]

So what are the US Presidential Candidates saying about patents? Well the fact that they are talking about patents at all is rather remarkable and shows just how dysfunctional the US patent system has become. Below are excerpts from the technology plans of both candidates, taken directly from their respective websites.