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I suspect that, had the car industry been encumbered with IP we would have been driving Model-T's for a lot longer than we did.
by sambeau 16y ago
I suspect that, had the car industry been encumbered with IP we would have been driving Model-T's for a lot longer than we did.
- anamax 16y agoThe early car industry had lots of patents and patent fights. The guy who invented working intermittent wipers was an independent. The big three refused to pay but used it. There's currently a case involving a safety device for saws. Home Depot installed it and their injury costs went down by $1M/year. They refuse to pay royalties.
- itgoon 16y agoThe Home Depot case has been resolved in the little guy's favor: http://blogs.findlaw.com/decided/2010/05/unkindest-cut-home-depot-pays-25-mill-for-safe-hands.html http://blogs.findlaw.com/decided/2010/05/unkindest-cut-home-...
- retube 16y agotake a look at how many patents Mercedes will have in their latest models.