Abolish The Patent, Vanquish The Troll
Patent trolls suck. But with out patents there is no incentive for innovation. The issue is not that Patents are bad, it is that you can patent a "unique way to swing on the playground" and be awarded a patent.  Patent officer often don't know what they are awarding a patent for.<p>This is supposed to be kept in check by the fact that you can fight a patent.<p>I think that if you file a patent, sue someone over it, and lose you should be forced to pay 8X the amount you were suing for.  That would severely limit who would try.<p>I also think that patents should only be allowed to be resold twice.  This would limit the number of patents which could be used to extort money.<p>Lastly I think you should only be able to sue for patent infringement if you have a product using the patent currently in the market.<p>Those 2 simple rules would remove a lot of trolling.