> the government money that goes into the patents were to go instead into grants and funds for good ideas - any thing that would have gotten a patent should get

> the government money that goes into the patents were to go instead into grants and funds for good ideas - any thing that would have gotten a patent should get cash, say Maybe an "inventor" or "Original" badge, like "BBB Accredited", could be awarded by the Govmnt. Hard for me to guess the longer term trade off of such a thing, but it could be such things won't be litigated as much, but can serve as a way to know who to reward, or who is most likely quality or genuine?