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Wouldn't patents protect a small software development company from having their product ripped off by one of the giants? Essentially force the giant to buy out
by 99_00 5y ago
Wouldn't patents protect a small software development company from having their product ripped off by one of the giants? Essentially force the giant to buy out the smaller developer?
- paxys 5y agoAssuming the small company can even file a patent. To do that you need capital, lawyers, developers with free time. Meanwhile your larger competitor has already filed a dozen of them and has used a few vague ones in your domain to sue you out of existence.
- 99_00 5y agoPrivate citizens hire lawyers to file patents on their crackpot inventions. So I don't see cost and time being a being a barrier.