> If there was no patent system, you would keep all your ideas and research secret. And that would hinder advances in science, as people would keep discoveries

> If there was no patent system, you would keep all your ideas and research secret. And that would hinder advances in science, as people would keep discoveries to themselves. What about all the open knowledge and technology, such as most of what's published in scientific journals? Was Einstein's physics research hindered because he didn't patent relativity? Watson and Crick? Norman Borlaug? Think of all the open source computer innovations that have been given away and continue to be (are you excited about Rust?).