Submission + - Congress is trying to reallow software patents and make them unchallengable (eff.org)
LetterRip writes: Congress is trying to enact the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), S. 2140 which restores the patentability of abstract ideas (such as computer algorithms) to be patentable and REVAIL Act, S. 2220 which would limit the right to challenge improperly granted patents.