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"In the film, Pepper Potts, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, demands action from "patent attorneys," but Stark Industries obviously hadn't patented the technology, or
by jhancock 16y ago
"In the film, Pepper Potts, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, demands action from "patent attorneys," but Stark Industries obviously hadn't patented the technology, or else the government would already have access to the information needed to reproduce the armor."
When was the last time anyone here read a patent and thought "now I have all I need to implement"?
- swernli 16y agoI think the tact that it is hardware might make it a different game. When viewing patents on circuit design or specific hardware devices, there are usually circuit diagrams and drawings. In general, hardware patents have a lot more reproducable specifics internally than software patents.
- eru 16y agoThat probably says something about hardware vs software patents.
- th0ma5 16y agoI read through the patents about paper furniture. It was very descriptive, talking about how to easily replicate the honeycomb pattern, using craft paper specifically, alternative shaping, how to make larger pieces like walls more stable, and how to fireproof it with a borax solution. In a half hour at home I made a stool, worked perfectly. If I wanted to make a business around this, I would probably only have to call them about licensing.
- wisty 16y agoLegally, a patent should be clear enough that a competent practitioner can reproduce the technology. Software patents are funny things.