>How would you tax a company that patents something it develops and sells itself? That's easy. Have a flat fee per patent that increases based on years plus nu

>How would you tax a company that patents something it develops and sells itself? That's easy. Have a flat fee per patent that increases based on years plus number of patents the company holds up to crazy amounts. What this does is three fold: 1) Tax patents the same way physical possessions are taxed. 2) Limit big corporations that have the budget to realize tons of patents quickly so patents are again used for the benefit of the small players. 3) Prevent patent trolls from holding big portfolios of bad patents as the costs would be extremely hard for them to maintain.