http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...cy_133914.html
In late April, we got our answer. The Supreme Court is considering whether to hear Oil States, a vital case which asks if a property right can be destroyed by Obama’s PTABs without due process or a jury. Breaking with the Constitution, black letter law and centuries of legal precedent, the USPTO told the Supreme Court that patents are not private property, so don’t bother considering the question. The Solicitor General’s filings were more of the same.
Even the Republican platform specifically states patents are private property – rights inventors rely upon to create jobs and bring new ideas to market. So, you might think a Trump White House would be as pro-patent as Trump Tower. But it’s not
Quietly, at the end of April, the new administration sent a signal the President may continue Barack Obama’s attack on the patent system.
this is bad if Trump is going along with this if reports are true.