it's not that Pattent system NEEDS to be abolished, but rather Fixed.
we still need Patents to preserved an individual(or a company) rights for an Idea.
and allow said individual (or company) to benefit from the investment.
BUT we need to fix the system to stop Patent trolls,
to stop company to buying the patent to prevent its use by others developing a competitive products thus preventing inovation and competition in its purest form.
we need to change the Patent registry process to prevent patents for a obvious or common sense things to be issued.
a patent for form factor should not exist, that is what copyrights are for.
patent for common word use in the name/trademark should not exist (windows, IAnything etc.) especially if a prior use can be established...
for example Apple did not come up with "iAnything" name by them selfs.
Compaq had an "iPaq" long before Apple. so why do Apple gets all the benefits from the Patent to use "i" in front of their products?
Why do we have a patent granted for something that is simply described in so generic terms that it could be applied to anything
If tried hard enough.
Patent MUST be specific. It MUST be proven with a product prototype at the time of application or at least with in a allotted time period (one or two years) should be more than enough to create a reasonable working model.
If not a Prior-Art Certificate could be issued to allow for proper cataloging and establishing a rights sharing condition if applicable.
No patent should be granted for software of any kind
