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If a long-shot military R&D program is looking like it’s not realistically going to pan out, putting a patent application out there is probably a cheap way of u
by mortenjorck 6y ago
If a long-shot military R&D program is looking like it’s not realistically going to pan out, putting a patent application out there is probably a cheap way of using it as a low-grade deterrent for rival superpowers.
- onion2k 6y agoMaybe I put too much faith in military intelligence (aka spying), but I would assume that if a government has a project that goes on for 3 years most other countries know about it, and know what the outcome was.
- grecy 6y agoMusk has been quoted a few times saying part of the reason SpaceX don't patent things is because nation-states don't care about patents.
- andrewflnr 6y agoNot as a deterrent to copying it, but as a bluff about their capabilities. That's how I read it anyway.
- cjsawyer 6y agoIf they don’t respect the law then a patent is just a way for them to more easily copy a design.
- andrewflnr 6y agoYeah bluffing is tricky.