The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new rules that would severely limit the public’s ability to challenge questionable patents — effectively making “bad patents” nearly unassailable. These changes would favor patent‑holders and so‑called “trolls,” granting them more power to enforce broad or overly vague patents without meaningful scrutiny. Critics warn this could stifle innovation — hurting small inventors, creators, and startups who rely on the patent‑system to protect their ideas fairly.
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