Let Me Try This Again, Sony Copies Nintendo's Wii U Controller

[Mr Khan]

HappySqurriel said:
As much as I do think many companies copy other company's successful ideas, I don't believe that patents demonstrate an accurate timeline of companies taking the initiative to produce anything. We live at a time where there is a patent arms race going, and most large tech companies are patenting anything that they can imagine to protect themselves against potential lawsuits on products they may produce.

Part of the reason massive and fundamental IP reform is needed, internationally so that we can circumvent this damned "corporate personhood" bullshit

I understand that a corporation needs to exist as an entity, of course, but they abuse the notion. Corporations should not be allowed to own any patents or intellectual property period, barring branding trademarks. All other IPs should belong to their inventors.