I don't think patents should exist at all. They are basically designed for the rich to enjoy regulatory capture. Patents don't take into account things like yo

I don't think patents should exist at all. They are basically designed for the rich to enjoy regulatory capture. Patents don't take into account things like you can "invent" something naturally by exploring given idea. I have few times developed something and then through more research learned it has been patented, so I had to find a different way of doing the same thing and wasting time. Even if I invented something first I wouldn't have means to patent it. Now we have a situation where things like VC funds are forcing companies to patent anything they can as a prerequisite for receiving money - in case the idea won't get executed correctly, they could chase any other company that comes up with the same idea, for money. and yeah, you invented something, but for any reason you didn't or couldn't patent it and then some toff's engineer figures the same idea? They get the patent and you have to abandon it. The whole patent thing should be scrapped is not fit for purpose.