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Downvoted because that is not a reasonable crucible for if something is patentable ("can clone your device just by looking at it"). There is a vast swath of re
by bigdubs 11y ago
Downvoted because that is not a reasonable crucible for if something is patentable ("can clone your device just by looking at it").
There is a vast swath of reasonable patents that are easily "copyable" after the fact.
If something wasn't easily copyable then you wouldn't need a patent in the first place.
- Throwaway23412 11y agoAirplanes are easily "copyable". That didn't stop the Wright Brothers from patenting the first workable one. And they were engineers, not really entrepreneurs. It would be a shame for the brothers known for giving man the power of flight to never make any money from their achievement.
- sciguy77 11y ago> Airplanes are easily "copyable". You're kidding, right?
- Throwaway23412 11y ago*were easily "copyable". The Wright Brothers had hundreds of competitors at the time. They were also very private during their later attempts to get their flying machine to work, so that they could avoid competitors copying their design.