The US military also has a mechanism in place to prevent classified tech from being patented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_Secrecy_Act https://en.wi

The US military also has a mechanism in place to prevent classified tech from being patented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_Secrecy_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_Secrecy_Act It is a pretty good example of how the patent system is broken. Like for example someone patenting dropdowns... https://patents.justia.com/patent/10078623 https://patents.justia.com/patent/10078623