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The joke goes in Canada they apologize in America they sue. The issue is the patent system itself. It’s needs to be reformed as right now it’s very much an arm
by bushbaba 5y ago
The joke goes in Canada they apologize in America they sue.
The issue is the patent system itself. It’s needs to be reformed as right now it’s very much an arms race for defense and exploitation.
I kind of like china’s approach of lax ip enforcement. Goes a long way to encourage R&D.
Or just make parents enforceable for 5-10 years total. The current 20+ years is too longs these days given the recent increased pace of innovation.
- wongarsu 5y agoIdeally there should be more nuance in patent durations. 20 years for a new steam turbine design seems entirely reasonable. 20 years for a new electronic gadget like an improved LED seems too long. But any way to get different patent durations would probably be gamed and/or unfair, so maybe just reducing the patent duration to 10 years is the best approach.