Smaller innovators could be protected in several ways.
First, you could defer any taxation for a couple years. That allows time for the inventor to find buyers or acquire (via loans, insurance, etc.) funding to handle the tax.
Second, you can break up the value and taxes into smaller periods. Like 3 or 5 year periods.
Third, the actual % taken of the value of the patent can scale progressively.
et cetera
I think you're missing the strengths of what I'm proposing:
(1) it kills the patent troll business model and massively decreases potential liability for small businesses.
(2) it fully staffs and funds the understaffed and underfunded USPTO.
(3) it legitimately protects and rewards innovation.
First, you could defer any taxation for a couple years. That allows time for the inventor to find buyers or acquire (via loans, insurance, etc.) funding to handle the tax.
Second, you can break up the value and taxes into smaller periods. Like 3 or 5 year periods.
Third, the actual % taken of the value of the patent can scale progressively.
et cetera
I think you're missing the strengths of what I'm proposing: (1) it kills the patent troll business model and massively decreases potential liability for small businesses. (2) it fully staffs and funds the understaffed and underfunded USPTO. (3) it legitimately protects and rewards innovation.