I think the patent system could use MAJOR reform, but to abolish it completely would simply allow a larger corporation to bring any novel idea to market cheaper

I think the patent system could use MAJOR reform, but to abolish it completely would simply allow a larger corporation to bring any novel idea to market cheaper and more widely, crushing any smaller original idea creator in the process. Patent trolls, on the other hand, who simply patent ideas with no viable or initial product, or even schematic are another thing.