A man got a job painting lines on the highway. The after the first day he told his boss he had painted 3 miles of lines. After the second day he told his boss he painted 1 mile of lines. After the third day he reported only painting 100 feet of lines. "You did so great on the first day, pretty good on the second, so why so little today?" asked his boss. "Each day I get further and further from the paint can." was his reply.
The more patents we have the harder it is to review each patent correctly. Add to that the patent system has evolved from protecting the development costs of creating a new product to an adhoc licensing system doesn't help.
