No, sorry, this is a terrible idea, Every broke idiot with a pen would write up every idea under the sun. Companies, with resources to actually bring those id

No, sorry, this is a terrible idea, Every broke idiot with a pen would write up every idea under the sun. Companies, with resources to actually bring those ideas to life, would have to pay way more to be able to do so, driving up the cost of innovation in markets. Also, presumably, a company would just pay a broke guy to submit the patent on their behalf, and pay them a small fee. Leading to a horrific industry of 'broke guy recruiters'. Lone inventors are actually the primary group harming innovation here, not large companies (contrary to what your politics and gut might wish for). They patent some broad thing they have no intention of making, and sell those 'inventions' on for a quick buck to holding companies who make their money from suing people. Patents need to not exist any more. For all the noise companies make about patents being important, if you took them away tomorrow, the world would be exactly the same. Nothing would change.