Nope. Drug patents are thirty years thanks to Bush. They can be renewed for another ten years after the first term expires. And you’ve begged the question once again. How long *should* they be and how do you know? You said limited patents were good. How do you what the limit should be?
The extension is based on patent time eaten up by the FDA approval process. I don’t see anything wrong with that, seems a fair way to deal with a lengthy approval process.
15-20 years seems about right. One generation.
I have created and profit from intellectual property and I can tell you right now, I would have not made the effort, not lifted so much as a pinky if I then had to give it away free.
Period, end of story. I’d go Galt and screw every frickin mental vampire that wants to suck out my creativity for their benefit and leaving me jack.
Pretty sure I’m not alone in that feeling.