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That seems unreasonable in a world where not all countries respect US patents. Secrecy is a protection from having to compete with generic products made "illega
by eloff 6y ago
That seems unreasonable in a world where not all countries respect US patents. Secrecy is a protection from having to compete with generic products made "illegally" in those countries. You can block imports of the generic into the US - but that gets harder to control in the rest of the world. And people can still import the generic for personal use as I understand it.
- saurik 6y agoThis is an argument for trying to keep something secret instead of filing for a patent, not what to do given the existence of a patent.
- eloff 6y agoParents are hardly an idealized system working properly. I don't see why you can't do both. Defense in depth. The OP's argument is a theoretical argument that's only good in an idealized world that doesn't exist.
- romwell 6y ago>I don't see why you can't do both. Because we shouldn't allow people to have their pie and eat it too, at our expense.
- Nullabillity 6y agoSure, I'll take Pfizer's meds and keep my money. Defense in depth.