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If patents didn't incentivize the development of 3D printing technology in the first place, we might still not have them. You're overlooking the fact that IP dr
by throw10920 5y ago
If patents didn't incentivize the development of 3D printing technology in the first place, we might still not have them. You're overlooking the fact that IP drives initial research and development in the first place.
- TaylorAlexander 5y agoI’m not overlooking it, I just don’t think it’s true. Even when the process was patented multiple groups had the idea (IBM and stratasys both held patents and had to collaborate). Without IP there is still market incentives to sell new technology. I don’t believe the myth that without patents people would not innovate. I think innovation would happen faster!