# USPTO Wants To Hear From Software Community The [USPTO wants to hear from the software community][0]. Interesting, but the problem is that the "software community" includes more than just those who find software patents to be an abomination. I have [mentioned issues with software patents in a previous post][1], but one resource that may be worth looking at direclty is ["The Case Against Patents"][2] [pdf]. [0]: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20130104012214868 [1]: http://mikegerwitz.com/thoughts/2012/10/Abolishing-Patents.html [2]: http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/2012/2012-035.pdf