Doesn't it favour the big guys, though? If I'm a mom-and-pop store and a big guy infringes on my product (for the sake or argument, let's say I have a genuinely

Doesn't it favour the big guys, though? If I'm a mom-and-pop store and a big guy infringes on my product (for the sake or argument, let's say I have a genuinely good™ patent), were I to sue I'd face the prospect of having to pay however much money it costs them to buy the verdict. I simply would not sue in that case, even if I'd be justified in doing so.