I can't help but feel that this is battling symptoms, not the real problem.
A frivolous lawsuit is a frivolous lawsuit, no matter who brings it. The real problem is that patents give far too much power (injunctions of products heavily invested in), defending costs far too much money, and it is far too easy to get patents on relatively simple things.
This has to be balanced by either:
* Making far fewer inventions patentable (only inventions that take a real investment of time and money should be patentable)
OR
* Drastically reducing the power of patents (no injunctions unless in rare cases, much cheaper process for patent infringement fights)
A frivolous lawsuit is a frivolous lawsuit, no matter who brings it. The real problem is that patents give far too much power (injunctions of products heavily invested in), defending costs far too much money, and it is far too easy to get patents on relatively simple things.
This has to be balanced by either:
* Making far fewer inventions patentable (only inventions that take a real investment of time and money should be patentable)
OR
* Drastically reducing the power of patents (no injunctions unless in rare cases, much cheaper process for patent infringement fights)
Preferably, both.