“The quality of American patents has been deteriorating for years; they are increasingly issued for products and processes that are not truly innovative - things like the queuing system for Netflix, which was patented in 2003. Yes, it makes renting movies a snap, but was it really a breakthrough deserving patent protection?” YearsHas BeensProcessQualityProductsProtectionInnovativeBreakthroughDeservingSnapsPatentsNetflixDeteriorating Author:Robert Pozen