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Kind of, yeah... Your work doesn't have to be forced open but you can't monopolize the findings of the research your product is based on. In other words, if the
by mkhpalm 8y ago
Kind of, yeah... Your work doesn't have to be forced open but you can't monopolize the findings of the research your product is based on. In other words, if the research says elements X and Y seem to have some affect on cancer. You shouldn't get to use X and Y in your own patent.
- rayiner 8y agoIt's a temporary monopoly, which pays for the work of going from "X and Y seem to have some effect on cancer" to "here is a drug that uses X and Y to treat cancer." There is a massive amount of work to get from point A to point B, which the government isn't set-up to do itself.