With the number of patent applications increasing exponentially the USPTO

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• With the number of patent applications
  increasing exponentially the USPTO (US Patents
  and Trademarks Office) found it increasingly
  difficult to cope with the workload. This
  resulted in a situation where many patents were
  awarded to vague ideas without scrupulous review.
  Also there were many instances where the approved
  patents stifled further innovation, than
  encourage it and patents were used more like a
  weapon against competition. Many were
  apprehensive about the suitability of the patent
  system of the industrial age to the information
  age and suggested revamping not just the patent
  system, but also the entire system of
  intellectual property law.

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• Answer the following question.
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• Q1. Discuss the conditions that led to the
  troubles for USPTO, the relevance of business
  method patents and the viability of the Patent
  Law in protecting innovators in the information
  age
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• Q2. Analyze the potential benefits that the
  reforms could bring to the US economy, which
  drives a considerable part of worldwide
  industrial growth.
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