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Prior art is a legal defense. Patents are lawsuit prevention. Even with prior art it's cheaper to just patent.
by jhall1468 8y ago
Prior art is a legal defense. Patents are lawsuit prevention. Even with prior art it's cheaper to just patent.
- dpark 8y agoSure. But it’s untrue that someone can simply file a patent for an existing invention and effectively steal it from the inventor. Filing the patent can minimize legal headaches, though. (To the extent that a bad actor can “steal” an invention, FTF vs FTI is irrelevant.)