&gt; That doesn&#x27;t prove your idea correct; it&#x27;s likely the case we&#x27;re innovative despite patents<p>No. My claim is simply: &quot;The US is the most innovative country in the world in terms of software, and has been for the past decades&quot;.<p>This is a fact.<p>Your claim is: &quot;This has happened DESPITE patents&quot;.<p>There is little to no evidence for your claim and the burden of proof is on you.<p>&gt; The system doesn&#x27;t work, that&#x27;s rather the point<p>It it didn&#x27;t work, the US would not be the most innovative software country in the world. It is, therefore your claim is wrong. The system works.<p>Could it work better? Sure. Propose a solution and show some evidence that your solution will be better than the current situation. Then we can talk.