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It does, actually, because one of the big seed companies can then simply take that seed and... patent it as their own.
by mikro2nd 3y ago
It does, actually, because one of the big seed companies can then simply take that seed and... patent it as their own.
- gruez 3y agoThat would be prior art and would invalidate the patent. There would be costs for such a lawsuit, but I don't see why that's a good reason for getting rid of the patent system. It would be like saying we should get rid of property rights because companies could abuse it by claiming that other people's stuff belongs to them and the rightful owner has to go through an expensive lawsuit to get it resolved.