The Supreme Court is struggling to rein in America's rogue patent court

Re:The Supreme Court is struggling to rein in America's rogu... by bane on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @05:27PM (#7848461)

It's a very messy system, no doubt. It sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. But it's remarkably public, and there's usually a clear challenge path.

I'll put it this way, if I was suspected of a crime, I'd rather be tried in the U.S. system than just about anywhere else.

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Re:The Supreme Court is struggling to rein in America's rogu... by angersock on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @05:35PM (#7848522)

I'd rather not--consider how few cases make it to trial.

There is a massive amount of douchebaggery that goes on to keep you from ending up in court, and at that point, they'll nail you to the wall for being uppity. At least, that seems to be the consensus these days.

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Re:The Supreme Court is struggling to rein in America's rogu... by bane on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @07:06PM (#7849038)

Plea bargaining is more like a gambling buy out. Plea "guilty" and we'll guarantee you a lighter sentence, plea "not guilty" and be prepared for a long and expensive trial, but you might get out of it.

Actually, the trial judges in the U.S. have a pretty good reputation as far as fairness and incorruptibility (sure it happens, but it's not really common).

It's better than say Italy, which is considered pretty suspect or Japan, where you know the conviction rate is like 90%.

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