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This is really really good news :D Are patents old hat to software startups? Uh, they were always old hat. No one has ever liked them except for larger compan
by omouse 16y ago
This is really really good news :D
Are patents old hat to software startups?
Uh, they were always old hat. No one has ever liked them except for larger companies that can use them to mess up the competition.
- Devilboy 16y agoEven larger companies only get them so they don't get caught out of position in the patent war. You need patents in your arsenal (mutually assured destruction).
- dirkstoop 16y agoThis isn't good news at all. Nothing about it implies that when large incumbents imitate (or simply notice) something invented at a startup they won't patent it. This is a disadvantage for startups, because big companies will play this game. And it's a game backed by IP law so you can decide not to file, but you can't opt out.