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  > "Maybe we can get congress to pass a law, nevermind what am I even thinking."

Because Congress never passes laws? Or because Congress never passes laws pertaining to constitutionally prescribed responsibility to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts?" Did you read the article?

"a tiny provision in the America Invents Act, the “Patent Reform Act” which, on the face of it, appears to have done absolutely nothing to solve this problem, but if you look closely, there’s a tiny provision in there, which says:

“Any person at any time may cite to the Office in writing prior art consisting of patents or printed publications which that person believes to have a bearing on the patentability of any claim of a particular patent…”

In other words, as of September 16, the USPTO is required to accept submissions from the public of prior art."