Watch, the trial lawyers association and the trolls will bring out the big bucks too. Harry Reid killed the last patent reform bill based on a call from the trial lawyers association. The GOP has no love for the lawyers so we may see some progress now.
So the largely liberal Silicon Valley may actually see some tangible economic benefits from the GOP controlling Congress.
There is also the possibility that judicial decisions (such as Alice) have created enough change that reform is less necessary. See this interview or Mark Lemley, a scholar who is often seen as a critic of the patent system: http://www.iam-magazine.com/Blog/Detail.aspx?g=28572386-7cf9...
Whether judicial activity as opposed to congress should set the de facto policy is a good idea or not, I cannot say.
So the largely liberal Silicon Valley may actually see some tangible economic benefits from the GOP controlling Congress.