> Would this drive to more or larger IP holding firms (One of the complaints of Trolls is they don't actually make anything)? Perhaps a variation on "Petition

> Would this drive to more or larger IP holding firms (One of the complaints of Trolls is they don't actually make anything)? Perhaps a variation on "Petition to Make Special" ?? We used this to expedite a patent application. The premise is that you need a patent in order to secure financing to build the product. And it was factored into our Series A and B. Downside, is that if you don't use it, you lose it. Am lucky that none of my patents have been used by Trolls. > people creating the "inventions" patents are tied to probably getting a worse deal then they are now as there is a 17 year wait for "payday". I wonder how many pure inventors there are versus makers? We made a product. I was a co-founder that assigned my inventions to the company. When I first got into this, I read that the Government incentive behind patents is to increase US commerce. So, the question is: do Trolls increase or decrease US commerce? (Or any other nation state, for that matter). Unfortunately, litigation is a part of US commerce. Plus, laws are made by lawyers. So, the modest proposal was somewhat cynical. Restated: how to offer up an opportunity for lawyers to sue trolls? Hopefully, while making it easier for small startups to make stuff.