What's shocking here is that it costs several hundred dollars per year to have a big country enforcing a monopoly for you. I mean at least taking % of the reven

What's shocking here is that it costs several hundred dollars per year to have a big country enforcing a monopoly for you. I mean at least taking % of the revenue would make sense (and preferably for others to buy out underutilized patents). As it is it's just corporate welfare - enforcing lucrative market monopoly for an equivalent of a steak dinner for two.