The patent system is flawed enough that I think a rewriting from scratch is required. It was created or a different time, and its governing rules reflect it.

The patent system is flawed enough that I think a rewriting from scratch is required. It was created or a different time, and its governing rules reflect it. How to rewrite it is no simple task to figure out and is well beyond what I am able to do. I do think the bar for applying ought to be higher and the categories that can be patented significantly lowered. I am not sure, but it seems that the time it takes to grant A patent requires changes as well. Nearly everything new has "pending patents" A good thing would be changing the ethics of how people think about patents and applying for them. A better, quicker and easier way to prove prior art should be developed. (and if it is not already the case, the entity that applied for a patent with prior art should be made to cover all legal and paperwork etc. for doing so.