I think patents should be transferable, I just think patents should be a lot harder to acquire to the point where they are rare, which was absolutely the origin

I think patents should be transferable, I just think patents should be a lot harder to acquire to the point where they are rare, which was absolutely the original intent (at least as it pertains to US patents). See, for example, Jefferon's letter to Isaac McPherson: http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/presidents/thomas-jefferson/letters-of-thomas-jefferson/jefl220.php http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/presidents/thomas-jefferson/letter... If Jefferson were reanimated now he would, pretty clearly, be livid about the current state of the patent system and the way patents are essentially rubber-stamp granted as long as you pay the fee and use all the right legalese to make your incredibly obvious "this, but on a computer" invention seem like it is anything new.