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Patents have generally been considered drivers of innovation==About==<onlyinclude>[[Patent Reform|Patent reform]] has recently emerged as an important issue in the [[Small Business |small business]] space. However, the The current patent system in the United States is receiving facing a fair amount criticism on multiple fronts due to the theory . Skeptics have argued that the current system is broken as it allows the presence of entities called 'patent trolls' to . Trolls manipulate small businesses and extort money through patent litigation. The true Metrics regarding the prevalence of patent trolls is are unclear, but several . Several important pieces of legislation have been proposed to combat these reported patent trolls, as well as a "Prize System for Invention", which rewards innovative companies with monetary prizes instead of patents.</onlyinclude>