Elon Musk just came out in support of destroying the Patent system. Said garage tinkerers, etc, with new ideas should just take them to a big company, seeking employment in return.
Now, the guy did walk the talk by releasing all of Tesla’s patents. But at this stage of the game he can afford to, right?
I believe the patent system needs serious reform.
Hell of a good move by Musk although not for altruistic purposes. He opened up his patents in order to have people accept them as the defacto standard thereby driving volume to his planned gigafactory.