Do consumers benefit from U$.$S$.$ laws providing inventors and creators with patent protections? Do

patent laws impose any costs on consumers? Do you think the benefits of patent laws to consumers

outweigh the costs? Could patent law be changed to reduce the costs of patent protections to

consumers? if so$,$ how? Are there any risks to such changes? If you were a lawmaker, would you try to

amend our existing patent laws, or keep them the same? Please explain the reasons for your answers,

be as specific as possible, and provide examples where you can.