It might be better if we got rid of patent system completely. As it stands right now, it rewards innovation, but it hiders it as well. Overall, I doubt it adds much value. Of course, it is financially very rewarding for lawyers, which means a big powerful political lobby to argue against it.
so if someone works there whole life to make a tec. and only for a big company to steal it is right?
they made a movie on this with ford stealing interloper windshield wipers from a guy. he worked on it forever just to make it and ford steals it. he spent his life just to justify that it was his. and he lost his family due to it. and you wana make it easier to steal?