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> Many many patents only ever had an impact on the world after they expired. Many trade secrets were lost forever and didn’t impact the world.
by vbezhenar 4y ago
> Many many patents only ever had an impact on the world after they expired.
Many trade secrets were lost forever and didn’t impact the world.
- alexvoda 4y agoAnything that is worth keeping as a trade secret is still being kept a trade secret. Patents are a tool to disincentivise trade secrets and that is good, but they do a lot more than that and much of it is harmful.