text: what is a patent crisis? regarding pharmaceutical drugs, software patents, etc... the laws for the patent process are completely outdated.  in addition, the trolls called patent attorneys have figured out that they can make a lot of money by just filing tons of patents covering very generic processes/inventions/meds.  they then sit back and wait for someone to actually "invent" something and watch it be built with effort and dollars and promoted and sold to market and make a profit.  then they come in and sue for their rights because they made the patent.  in addition, they advertise for those having patents and try to drum up business like ambulance chasers.