I suggest register patents -- so that they become public knowledge
Then anybody can implement it; there is no restriction
Then there is a preset scale, partly set by the value the inventor gives to the invention, but also set by supply and demand. So the inventor cannot price themselves out of the market, but still has incentive to publish. Possibly a market place where companies make non exclusive bids
Patent '''trolls''' are a separate issue
Probably the best solution is for litigants who loose; to pay a more realistic evaluation of damages for the court case to those who successfully defend themselves. This would include paying above damages, because presumably those who defended themselves should be paid for the extra work forced on them, etc
Alternatively for low to zero value patents, where a few years have elapsed, the onus first falls on the patent holder to demonstrate its worth
Then anybody can implement it; there is no restriction
Then there is a preset scale, partly set by the value the inventor gives to the invention, but also set by supply and demand. So the inventor cannot price themselves out of the market, but still has incentive to publish. Possibly a market place where companies make non exclusive bids
Patent '''trolls''' are a separate issue
Probably the best solution is for litigants who loose; to pay a more realistic evaluation of damages for the court case to those who successfully defend themselves. This would include paying above damages, because presumably those who defended themselves should be paid for the extra work forced on them, etc
Alternatively for low to zero value patents, where a few years have elapsed, the onus first falls on the patent holder to demonstrate its worth