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> 2) anti-competitive behavior That's not much of an argument in the context of patents, because the sole purpose of patents is to prevent competition. All usa
by baddox 9y ago
> 2) anti-competitive behavior
That's not much of an argument in the context of patents, because the sole purpose of patents is to prevent competition. All usage of enforceable patents is inherently anti-competitive behavior.
- smilekzs 9y agoI think he means the practice described in the patent is anti-competitive.
- Consultant32452 9y agoMy how far we've fallen. And to think that the original purpose of patents was to democratize technology by eventually making inventions free for public use.
- gnaritas 9y ago> because the sole purpose of patents is to prevent competition. No, the purpose of patents is to make trade secrets into public information so knowledge isn't lost; allowing inventors limited monopolies isn't the purpose, it's the cost, it's the carrot that achieved the goal of getting them to disclose their inventions to benefit all of mankind. You've confused the carrot for the destination.