CNET is reporting on a group of tech companies including HP, Intel, and Cicso that have formed the Coalition for Patent Fairness. They understand that patent law has become an innovation tax.

"We are concerned about what we see as the growing imbalance in the application of patent law heavily in favor of plaintiff-as-patent-holder at the expense of patent holders more focused on developing, producing and marketing," Comer said. "Generally, we are interested in improving the way remedies are applied, the way damages are assessed in the courts, and the function in the courts."

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"The primary focus of this coalition is the litigation abuses that have evolved in the patent system," said Comer. "There are cases in front of courts that are inadequately equipped to deal with the complex questions surrounding the technology of some patent litigation. We are interested in improving the quality of the courts the cases are in front of."

This is a good first step, but we need to reform the patent application and approval process too. Patent trolls exists because the patent office approves everything and lets the courts decided what to do about it. Limiting the judgments and jurisdictions is only a bandaid.