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> Microsoft was granted this means they now have a weapon with which they can cause fear, uncertainty and doubt around ANS This is due more to people not under
by btrettel 2y ago
> Microsoft was granted this means they now have a weapon with which they can cause fear, uncertainty and doubt around ANS
This is due more to people not understanding what the patent covers. The right response in my view is to educate people. Just because someone has a patent on a particular variation of X, doesn't mean that working on X is risky or what not. Just don't infringe their variation. When I was at the USPTO, I examined a lot of little variations of common things in my area (water heaters and car air vents, mostly) and I never worried that it would stop innovation as usually the point of novelty was not particularly groundbreaking, or even necessarily of interest to anyone aside from the applicant.
- the_gorilla 2y agoI'm wonder now if people working in patent offices actually think they're doing something good and are just overworked, while being completely unaware of the evil they're supporting. It sure sounds like you think there's value in it.
- throwaway48476 2y agoThe patent office can be sued for not granting but not for granting. So they bias towards granting things they shouldn't and let the courts deal with the mess later.
- 20after4 2y agoWow that actually explains a lot. TIL.
- antonvs 2y ago> my area (water heaters and car air vents, mostly) Do you feel qualified to discuss patents related to software? If so, why?