> I also think a shorter duration and/or a cap on total royalties would be useful. Like 10 years and 10x initial r&d investment, instead of "forever" and "infin

> I also think a shorter duration and/or a cap on total royalties would be useful. Like 10 years and 10x initial r&d investment, instead of "forever" and "infinite". For what it's worth, patents are limited to a 20 year duration. This is (was) fine in some slower moving industries, but completely ridiculous for something like consumer electronics or software.