With an average pendency of almost 3 years, there are over 1.2 million patent applications now pending, and over 700, 000 awaiting initial review.

FORBES: Written By Toby Kusmer

If you add 1, 000 more, pay them a competitive wage and shift some of the burden of research onto patent lawyers, you can probably cut tech pendency from 32 months to 24.

FORBES: The smother of invention

If, during the pendency of the suit, the claimant persuades the court that it needs a distribution of the seized funds to pay its expenses of suit, the court can order such a distribution to the claimant.

FORBES: Nothing Civil About Asset Forfeiture