So-called patent wars have raged in the smartphone and tablet era, with Apple and Samsung most consistently at loggerheads over their products.
The tech giants have had mixed results in the courtroom, however, as Apple secured a significant legal victory in the US but Samsung won comparative cases in South Korea and Japan, with many more lawsuits not yet heard.
Mr Bezos told Metro that innovation and society itself was threatened by the patent lawsuit culture.
Calling for new legislation to be introduced by national governments, he said: 'Patents are supposed to encourage innovation and we're starting to be in a world where they might start to stifle innovation.
'Governments may need to look at the patent system and see if those laws need to be modified because I don't think some of these battles are healthy for society.'
Mr Bezos added: 'I love technology, I love invention, I like rapid change, and really it's the golden age of wireless devices and mobile devices.'
Amazon leads the e-reader market with its Kindle device, the latest incarnation of which - the Kindle Paperwhite - is out in the UK later this month, alongside the company's new tablet the Kindle Fire HD.
Mr Bezos would not be drawn on whether Amazon plans to release a smartphone of its own.
(Source:metro.co.uk)
