That puts all the power over patents in the hands of those with deep pockets. They would be able to directly pay to prevent competition. It's insane to eliminat

That puts all the power over patents in the hands of those with deep pockets. They would be able to directly pay to prevent competition. It's insane to eliminate limits on what could be patented while doing that. They could fund the keep-away of basic things like "ordering x on your phone" with the proceeds from being the only actor allowed to do that. Fundamentally exploitable system incentives.