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To me that sounds more like an argument against our patent system than an argument in favor of counting impractical prototypes as inventions.
by Ajedi32 7y ago
To me that sounds more like an argument against our patent system than an argument in favor of counting impractical prototypes as inventions.
- sriku 7y agoThe patent system is supposed to be to encourage knowledge sharing in society by granting monopoly in exchange for full disclosure of invention details. Imposing an irregular concept like "practicality" on top this is counterproductive. Practicality is not straightforward. Was Edison's light bulb practical on its own terms or did it become practical only after the invention of electric power generation and distribution? What about economies of scale? .. and so on.