I'm not really objecting to the patent system as it is built with law and courts, in fact that's my point. But I don't accept that removing patents altogether is a sane idea.

No manufacturers have adopted the tech; most are likely just waiting out the patent duration before they start using it.

Same issue, where the licensing? If the problem is duration, then the period they should be waiting should be longer, not shorter. And is this even true? Are company's really just prepared to make nothing for decades to just wait, or is there a different incentive structure driving them, that would suggest it's not worth getting a license, or developing a different patent?

When was the last time you saw a truly novel patent idea that wasn't just some slightly different form factor for some connector that allows some company like Apple to charge $100 for a power cable that should cost $2?

It literally happens all the time, and to be clear, incremental development is still critical to innovation. I accept that we have a large number of patent trolls, but I don't see the ide of removing patents at all. And to your point, you're talking about IP's. Now you're talking eliminating the concept of inventing things for a profit in it's entirety. At that point, there's no reason for innovation at all.

I'm not really objecting to the patent system as it is built with law and courts, in fact that's my point. But I don't accept that removing patents altogether is a sane idea.

No manufacturers have adopted the tech; most are likely just waiting out the patent duration before they start using it.

Same issue, where the licensing? If the problem is duration, then the period they should be waiting should be longer, not shorter.

When was the last time you saw a truly novel patent idea that wasn't just some slightly different form factor for some connector that allows some company like Apple to charge $100 for a power cable that should cost $2?

It literally happens all the time, and to be clear, incremental development is still critical to innovation. I accept that we have a large number of patent trolls, but I don't see the ide of removing patents at all. And to your point, you're talking about IP's. Now you're talking eliminating the concept of inventing things for a profit in it's entirety. At that point, there's no reason for innovation at all.