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I find it repulsive that his first recommendation to “inventors” is to file for a patent. Really, the most valuable piece of advice you have is “make sure you s
by vladharbuz 5y ago
I find it repulsive that his first recommendation to “inventors” is to file for a patent. Really, the most valuable piece of advice you have is “make sure you secure legal protection in case other people rip you off”? By all means, that's probably a thing you have to think about at some point, but surely there is more important advice for creatives than “lawyer up”.
- blamazon 5y agoTo quote Dyson from the same video: > “An expert thinks he knows it all but he's also rather inhibited by his experience, his knowledge. He finds it difficult to steer off the well-known path.” One of Dyson’s well-known paths might be wielding patent laws against competitors.
- krona 5y agoHe speaks from experience.
- wavesplash 5y agoFor patents on physical things/devices, he's giving very good advice. You need to file within the 1st year you've used the item in commerce. The internet is littered with great products that weren't patented, then copied (sometimes by their overseas contract manufacturer itself just running a 2nd shift on the production line). If you don't have global patent protection, you find yourself competing with your own product sold cheaper by someone else and no way to fight it. Super common problem for popular products.
- vladharbuz 5y agoFair enough, that makes sense, maybe it's just my being allergic to legal combativeness.