Excellent point. The issue is more than simply the increase in cost. To address the issue, small companies and inventors would likely have to file appeals to t

Excellent point. The issue is more than simply the increase in cost. To address the issue, small companies and inventors would likely have to file appeals to the Federal Circuit and then file appeals to the Supreme Court AND and hope that enough judges go against the grain of the current environment to help with the plights of small companies and inventors. By definition, small companies and inventors do not have the money for this litigation and investors are unwilling to fund litigation that will probably not be successful in the current environment.