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In article <1991May24.200410.8127@qualcomm.com> kleing@qualcomm.com (Klein Gilhousen) writes:
   The problem with the current system is that most patents are for relatively
   trivial things that would have been invented anyway by lots of people
   in lots of places all responding to a common necessity.  Thus, society
   gets a bum deal by rewarding the first guy witha 17 year monopoly.

   I'm not sure what the fix for this problem should be.  The only thing
   that comes to mind is two rather contradictory approaches:
   1--jack up the filing fees to eliminate trivial patents, or

I think this will make matters worse, not better. In fact, a
major problem with the current system is that only large corporations
can afford to file patents on trivial things--only if you lots of
money can you afford to file patents on "inventions" that you may not
be certain of whether they will be respected (so that people won't even
try to infringe) and will hold up in court.