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The provision in the US Constitution that authorizes patents (and copyrights) states: > The Congress shall have Power [...] To promote the Progress of Science
by wtallis 4y ago
The provision in the US Constitution that authorizes patents (and copyrights) states:
> The Congress shall have Power [...] To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
Which is pretty clear that the end goal is incentivizing R&D that ultimately contributes to the public domain, with the temporary monopolies being merely a legislative tool to achieve that purpose.