Blame Game for Poor Patents

Big tech companies like to complain about the glut of low-quality patents clogging up the system. Craig Opperman has a message for them: Take a look in the mirror. The Reed Smith patent lawyer says that companies are trying to file more patents than the next guy, but they're also trying to pay less for the legal work. The consequence, according to Opperman: a backlog at the patent office and wasted money at companies where patents end up being rejected or not worth that much.