[marincounty]

1. Agree 2. Though about this a long time. 3. Believe their should be three tiered fee system for patents. 4. Low income entities--first two patents free. 5. High income entities--pay 2x current fees. 6. Anyone abusing the patent system would be barred for a certain amount if time, or life.

[icebraining]

Regarding different tiers, what would prevent a large entity from creating smaller ones to hold their patents? In fact, they already do so, for others reasons.

[rdl]

I don't think patent fees are meaningful to any organization filing for patents. Attorney costs are what, 50-100x the fees now?