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For point two, I disagree, but I also suspect that this is the real reason that many of these companies aren't actively fighting for patent reform. Their definition of "right" patenting is the one that benefits them the most, and their definition of "wrong" is the one that hurts them the most (even if it would help small inventors).

See also many of Apple's patent lawsuits over the past 10 years.



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