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"Only assholes get patents"... Everyone would get and enforce patents if it weren't so hard and expensive to obtain them... I think saying don't get software pa

"Only assholes get patents"... Everyone would get and enforce patents if it weren't so hard and expensive to obtain them... I think saying don't get software patents is terrible advice... Of course, don't go and patent a mediocre interaction or technique, but definitely, pursue a patent if you have worked hard on researching and developing something that is key to your business and that could be used by a better established and wealthier competitor to take a market advantage.

oldcynic 9y ago
Would they? The few times I've had a conversation with people in software on the topic, the conclusion has been they shouldn't exist. At all. I'd venture to suggest that most software patents are the obvious way of doing something. Even having read some attempts to justify them I see no merits in patents for XOR cursors, online auctions or shopping carts.