The argument is that society would be better off the the inventor licensed (or sold outright) to a company that will actually use the patent. Instead of to a NP

The argument is that society would be better off the the inventor licensed (or sold outright) to a company that will actually use the patent. Instead of to a NPE that exists only to sue. If an inventor just wants to sit on a patent and not produce anything based on it, they should be forced to (eventually, though I have no idea what timeframe would be optimal) release their rights.