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I thought the whole idea of a parent was that you publicly describe your invention, and in return you get an exclusive right to manufacture it. If you don't wan
by tdeck 5y ago
I thought the whole idea of a parent was that you publicly describe your invention, and in return you get an exclusive right to manufacture it. If you don't want to publish, just keep the info as a trade secret. How does a secret patent work? A person wouldn't be able to tell if they're infringing on such a patent.
- mkl95 5y ago> Japan will compensate companies to keep secret patents with potential military applications under proposed legislation It seems like it's going to affect a relatively narrow niche.
- ren_engineer 5y agois this sarcasm? Because almost anything could be regarded as having military application in the modern world
- mkl95 5y agoThe article mentions uranium enrichment and quantum tech. Not likely to affect some SaaS or a dating app.
- sorokod 5y agoWith the world's militaries spawning cyber warfare arms, "potentially military applications" my have a wide reach.
- Jansen312 5y agoBasically describe your invention vaguely. Government officials will see the details and decide award it. Nothing detail is published. This is not USA where freedom of information act doesn't apply. Enforcement of patents usually lies in the person or entities holding the patents. So if governments chose not to enforce the "publication" parts, that means it is up to patent holders to do so. For example Tesla open up their patents. Here Japan probably wants to protect their own companies from devalue their own IP and RnD helping copycats achieve similar result without the expenaive research part. Patent is just staking a limited period exclusivity with a requirement to describe publicly exactly how you do it. Remove that "publicly" and "exactly" won't negate the idea of patent. Enforcement might get some difficulties though.
- detaro 5y ago> This is not USA where freedom of information act doesn't apply. FOIA requests are not going to get you actively classified patents in the US either...