It is an interesting sign:
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Malpractice insurance premiums have
shot upward for attorneys over the past few years, but the increase for patent
attorneys has been especially dramatic. Some patent firms are finding it hard
to come by malpractice insurance at any price.I
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I think this is a valid and important market sign
to consider by politicians working with new patent law and treaties.
If insurance for malpractice is so high it means that the economic impact
of this kind of work is low. It is what we call patent
inflation.
However the main factors mentioned here are not these on
software patents, but the common practice of application deadline insurance
and shortage of insurance capital.
Regards
Jacek Gancarson