How would you suggest companies that design systems like ARM survive under your concept?
I'd be for much stricter terms for patents, ie, they have to work with a physical device.. not a "virtualized computing environment" ex: no software patents. Or, software patents should be limited to 3-5 years.
All patents should have to be both unique, and non-obvious... no more derivative patents, or limit derivative patents to 5 years.
A patent system where there are different classes of patent, lowest being 3 years for system, process, or strictly software patents... to 20 years for hard, physical manufactured inventions.
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How would you suggest companies that design systems like ARM survive under your concept?
I'd be for much stricter terms for patents, ie, they have to work with a physical device.. not a "virtualized computing environment" ex: no software patents. Or, software patents should be limited to 3-5 years.
All patents should have to be both unique, and non-obvious... no more derivative patents, or limit derivative patents to 5 years.
A patent system where there are different classes of patent, lowest being 3 years for system, process, or strictly software patents... to 20 years for hard, physical manufactured inventions.
Much of ARM's business is also protected by copyright.