Because of the widening breadth of what can be patented, and the seeming inability of examiners to stay up to date, some analysts have proposed providing a means to invalidate a patent short of a lawsuit.

• 因为可以申请专利的範围是如此广泛，审查员似乎又不可能追上科技进展，有些分析家提议，最好能找个方法，让人就算不上法院也可以撤销掉无效的专利。