That could work. You could also establish a committee to resolve disputes between two or more members. Of course, members would have to agree by the operating rules of the organization, and would have to agree to abide by the decisions of that organization.
Hell, you could get the larger organizations involved -- they couldn't sue the hell out of each other, but they could protect their intellectual property.
We could call it "The United States Patent Office" or something like that. Is the domain name available?
The idea is to have alternatives to work around the flaws of the system.
The difference between using what the state provides and creating such a "patent fund" is that with the former you just accept the status quo. It's obviously an option to accept it and go for it alone, I'll not take that from you but perhaps for many small companies it would be better to not go at it on their own.
I totally agree. I think your idea is really pragmatic and we should probably execute it. I just wish the current system, which we're deeply invested in, would work for the good of the country (which is the point of having a government and offices like USPTO).
Hell, you could get the larger organizations involved -- they couldn't sue the hell out of each other, but they could protect their intellectual property.
We could call it "The United States Patent Office" or something like that. Is the domain name available?