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What is broken beyond repair about the patent system as it stands today? As far as I am aware there are two problems patent length is too long, and the patent office is approving things they shouldn't. Both are easily fixable. First shorten patent terms to say 5 years. Second revamp the patent office so that fewer bullshit patents get through, perhaps a filing fee instead of an issue fee among other things.

Sure easier said than done but no harder than convincing the country to do away with patents altogether.



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