[consider_this]

If an idea is truly novel and valuable to the marketplace no patent is needed because the novelty itself provides ample time for you to 'recover' your investment.

Either no patents or very short patents[<=12 months for anything] is a basic requirement for a progressive society.

[marcosdumay]

The problem is that you can neither get a patent granted nor sue somebody in 12 months.

We need faster governments.