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True. I considered clarifying, but didn't to be concise. I think publication as a reasoning for granting patents is superseded. It's mostly relevant to the hist
by dalbasal 5y ago
True. I considered clarifying, but didn't to be concise. I think publication as a reasoning for granting patents is superseded. It's mostly relevant to the history of patents, not the present.
You can't be secretive about a UI, or the chemical composition of a drug.
- inglor_cz 5y agoWD40 formula is famously still secret.
- dalbasal 5y agoI guess that's an example in both directions. WD40 formula is secret despite the existence of patents.
- bluGill 5y agoThere are competitors with less name recognition, but arguably a better product (WD40 is great for water displacement, but it isn't very good for most of the things people use it for).
- echelon 5y agoTake GC/mass spec/NMR to it and find out. The tools are available. Do it to Coke/Pepsi while you're at it.
- kristofferR 5y agoWired did it back in 2009: https://www.wired.com/2009/04/st-whatsinside-6/ https://www.wired.com/2009/04/st-whatsinside-6/
- tejtm 5y agois it? Though it was kerosene, paraffin and a drop of anise oil to cover the smell of the kerosene. Maybe I should to revisit what I thought I knew