What about the following CRISPR patent problem? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobsherkow/2017/02/21/how-much-is-a-crispr-patent-license-worth/#3f325ed06b77 ht

What about the following CRISPR patent problem? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobsherkow/2017/02/21/how-much-is-a-crispr-patent-license-worth/#3f325ed06b77 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobsherkow/2017/02/21/how-muc... http://www.nature.com/news/why-the-crispr-patent-verdict-isn-t-the-end-of-the-story-1.21510 http://www.nature.com/news/why-the-crispr-patent-verdict-isn... This could discourage smaller companies from picking it up (ex. to build upon it, from which in the long run everyone will profit, see open-source) and make CRISPR-based treatments more expensive / unavailable (ex. large companies owning the patents artificially inflating the price, may be even more than the old technology it replaces).