Only utility patents protect ideas. No other intellectual property does. It's unfortunate that there aren't stronger penalties for rights-holders who make claim

Only utility patents protect ideas. No other intellectual property does. It's unfortunate that there aren't stronger penalties for rights-holders who make claims wildly beyond the scope of the licenses they're granted. They cause a lot of confusion and unnecessary animosity toward what are very pro-consumer concepts [1]. [1] Conceptually and originally at least.