Flutterby™! : The Case Against Patents

The Atlantic: The Case for Abolishing Patents (Yes, All of Them). It's a look at The Case Against Patents, Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine from the Research Division Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper Series (PDF), which totally looks worth a thorough read:

... Hence the best solution is to abolish patents entirely through strong constitutional measures and to find other legislative instruments, less open to lobbying and rent-seeking, to foster innovation whenever there is clear evidence that laissez-faire under-supplies it.