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They prevent others from suing you, at least over that one patent. This is not valuable. Placing ideas in the public domain also prevents people from suing you
by raganwald 16y ago
They prevent others from suing you, at least over that one patent.
This is not valuable. Placing ideas in the public domain also prevents people from suing you and anybody else for those ideas, and it's much less expensive. The only reason to pay for a patent is to acquire the right to sue for compensation.