Recently, an issue has arisen on the patent protection of software. This has emerged as a case between Alice Corporation and CLS Bank appears in the Supreme Court of the U.S., which could severely affect local businesses, both at large and small scale.

People think that if the software is patented, it can protect technology, ideas, and the whole company’s life. Still, even some big groups, such as Google, Adobe, and others, don’t support patenting software.

Adobe’s technology staff said software patents harm the industry without any corresponding benefits and gum up innovation. They say their company spends more on patent lawsuits than technology development.

There is a problem with the software patients; it seems like they have become weapons for those organizations that exist solely to file infringement lawsuits and collect licensing fees. These organizations rely on outdated and overly broad patents to claim new technology.

The potential lawsuit from companies like Lodsys, which owns four patents, concerns smaller firms like his. Lodsys provides rights for interactive advertisements, in-app purchases, subscription models and user data collection. Their main target is individual developers and small-scale software companies who cannot afford to fight in court regarding this issue.