| The link to the court rules [1] is a good start, but is not actionable unless the reader is a lawyer. You sound like a lawyer, so that may be fine for you, but most of the HN audience is comprised of non-lawyers. If you are indeed a lawyer, would you (or any other lawyer here) be willing to draft a template that software engineers can customize (the interest section), sign, and mail to the court? Bilski v Kappos is a case that dealt with similar subject matter. The FSF[2], SFLC[3], Red Hat[4], and Google [5] filed amicus curiae briefs lamenting software patents. Surely there is something reusable here, especially from Red Hat pages 12-19. [1] (see pages 56-57) http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/images/stories/rules-of-practic... [2] http://endsoftpatents.org/amicus-bilski-2009 [3] http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2009/bilski-amicus-... [4] http://www.groklaw.net/images/BilskiRedHatSCbrief.pdf [5] http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publishing/previe... |
You are only interested in what they say about amicus briefs.
Anyway, I'm not even sure you can file amicus briefs for this case as a developer worried about software patents. But there's no harm in reading those rules. They are boring but that's what everyone has to follow. If you want to send stuff to the court, then you'd be wise to read those rules first. Take the initiative. Ask questions.
Maybe some weathly developers will call their lawyers and ask them what can be done? What are the chances of that?
Apathy. It favors the patent trolls.