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A "use it or lose it" clause would be great for patent law. While I appreciate how hard it would be to implement properly, I don't think that should be an impe
by rlayton2 7y ago
A "use it or lose it" clause would be great for patent law.
While I appreciate how hard it would be to implement properly, I don't think that should be an impediment to getting the process started.
- falcor84 7y ago>While I appreciate how hard it would be to implement properly Isn't that part of what it means to acquire a patent? Trying to get a patent on something that I don't yet know how to actually implement should be denied, right?
- salawat 7y agoNope. It's actually best practice to get one even without an implementation because usually the threat of a lawsuit is enough of a chilling effect to keep the competition guessing. Of course the risk is that if someone else challenges you on it, and you can't provide the implementation, you can have your patent invalidated. At least that's my understanding of the tactics of patent warfare.