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The incentives in the USPTO process align to encourage companies to patent things they're using if for no other reason than defense against patent claims. Googl
by fixermark 8y ago
The incentives in the USPTO process align to encourage companies to patent things they're using if for no other reason than defense against patent claims. Google may be patenting these things to ensure anyone can continue to use them (because "benevolent dictator" is the only model the US patent system really allows for).
- Barrin92 8y agoAnybody already can use them because neural networks are already out there in the commons. That in fact shows how unreasonable it is to claim patent rights here. The original function of a patent was to reward an inventor for their effort by granting them monopoly rights in exchange for all information about the invention to the public, that's why patents enforce that inventors need to disclose their inventions, that's what society gets in return of granting a monopoly. In the case of neural nets this has already happened. Almost all of it is based on public research, especially the things those patents try to protect.