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Maybe the program is dominated by a few people who got really, uhh, efficient at cranking out patents and the new prices reflect the hourly rate of keeping the
by jjoonathan 3y ago
Maybe the program is dominated by a few people who got really, uhh, efficient at cranking out patents and the new prices reflect the hourly rate of keeping the hustle going rather than attracting new prospective inventors with fresh ideas.
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- blacksmith_tb 3y agoSeems like the fix for that problem is a cap for annual payouts instead of torpedoing the whole program? Though I would think for a lot of people who might be able to contribute to only one or two per year (and still do their dayjob) the $1200 would be pretty underwhelming.
- _ea1k 3y agoI'd guess that's true, and also that the people on the most patents are just "co-inventors". It likely makes the program highly profitable for a few, who may not even be the ones doing most of the followup work with the lawyers who actually get the patent filed.