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How is society worse off? If there wasn't a patent the discovery wouldn't be made.

• maxerickson 3y ago
  That begs the question pretty hard.
• Anotheroneagain 3y ago
  Less discoveries are made because of patents, as there is no reason to develop patented things any further.
  • thfuran 3y ago
    That's not true. You can get another patent out of it.
    • Anotheroneagain 3y ago
      And then what?
      • thfuran 3y ago
        Troll, license, sell, whatever