Patent term should vary based on the field. In IT, let it be like 5 years. Maybe less. 20 feels like an eternity. And no extensions, ever. If you missed, well,

Patent term should vary based on the field. In IT, let it be like 5 years. Maybe less. 20 feels like an eternity. And no extensions, ever. If you missed, well, congratulations, you failed, now someone else will implement it and make the world better anyway.