[PythonicAlpha]

It is worth to note here, that the universities don't speak against patent reform as such, but against special parts of the current reform.

I am not familiar with the current reform, but problem is the fixation of so called "patent trolls". Many legitimate patent holders can be easily hurt by a reform that just is pleasing for the big corporations.

When (for example) patent trolls are identified by the notion "don't produce the invention", than small inventors (and universities) can be hurt extremely, since small inventors have to sell their inventions to big corporations, when the production is out of their reach. Of course, the big corporations will be happy, when they can just steal such inventions and accuse the inventor as "patent-troll".

[tmarthal]

Right. The one thing that (tangentially related) is the quote "The prospect of substantially increased financial risk would discourage universities and other patent holders lacking extensive litigation resources from legitimately defending their patents".

Do universities really see themselves as the ones "lacking extensive litigation resources"? I think they don't understand the nature of 'small inventors'.

[PythonicAlpha]

I also can not see universities as big heroes here, but I think the whole patent discussion is so twisted and biased with factions that cover their real intentions, that one must be very careful what to support or judge what is a good development.

Also in our country, we have a long list of "reforms" in different areas -- and "reform" sounds always positive, but in very few areas the so called "reforms" where directed in the right direction. I thus really got tired of "reforms". Oftentimes the word "reform" is used by factions that cover their real agenda ...