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I bet Snapchat wished they had some patents on their product to assert against Facebook (and if they do and they aren't, they're idiotic). They're going to be d
by IBM 10y ago
I bet Snapchat wished they had some patents on their product to assert against Facebook (and if they do and they aren't, they're idiotic). They're going to be destroyed (or have a ceiling placed on their growth) because Facebook can leverage its network effect based competitive advantage.
I can't think of a better recent example than the story of Snapchat and Facebook's ripping them off in favor of patents.
- wh-uws 10y agoThe answer to this question is literally on the first page of a google for "snapchat patent stories" https://www.wired.com/2016/08/instagrams-snapchat-ripoff-brazen-totally-fine/ https://www.wired.com/2016/08/instagrams-snapchat-ripoff-bra... “The idea of featured ‘Stories’ is not new, so any patents would likely be quite specific to implementation details,” says Wagner. “And because the implementation/interfaces are slightly different, copyright doesn’t provide any protection. This is an area where IP laws don’t prevent the copying of another’s features or innovations.”
- IBM 10y agoThere wasn't a question in my comment. And I'm not sure how much value there is in a generic comment about intellectual property from a professor because the journalist needed a quote for their story.
- akinalci 10y ago>>> "if they do and they aren't, they're idiotic" There's an implicit question, or at least an admission of ignorance.
- product50 10y agoOk - so let us all believe in you since you are such an expert in patent law? Do you really think that the idea of patenting "story" wouldn't have come across Snap given that is their main revenue driving feature? Do you think FB should have patented NF back when it was the first one who launched it?