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Patents have an expiry date because the patent office agrees that monopolies are bad. The purpose of a patent is to allow an inventor to establish their market,
by zamalek 6y ago
Patents have an expiry date because the patent office agrees that monopolies are bad. The purpose of a patent is to allow an inventor to establish their market, not to establish a monopoly.
- sombremesa 6y agoAlright, I'll play your silly game. How about Mickey Mouse? One could say that market is well established by the creator by now. Yet the law protects this monopoly.
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