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Would hurt the proverbial small inventor more than it would hurt others. Almost like a regressive tax.
by larrys 13y ago
Would hurt the proverbial small inventor more than it would hurt others. Almost like a regressive tax.
- mrgoldenbrown 13y agoI think the problem is that the proverbial small inventor is extremely rare, and if they are indeed small enough for us to take pity on them, then a patent isn't enough to protect them anyway.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoI don't think the proverbial small inventor is so rare, but that as you say, a patent is practically useless for them.
- dlwh 13y agoMake the prior art fee scale up by number of patent applications submitted by that entity, then. First one's free. Then $100, then start growing at some small-ish exponent.
- pbhjpbhj 13y agoThen you get shell companies and such being used for patent filing making it harder to establish who really is in control of the applications.