3 ms·

So if you invent something you’re cool with a giant company just stealing it and marketing it?

• IsTom 2y ago
  In the current system if a giant company just steals something, will you be able to last through years of legal proceedings while they're the ones reaping the profits?
  • abduhl 2y ago
    Willful patent infringement provides for treble damages based on damages that are often determinable from the infringer’s sales/profits and provides for recoupment of attorney’s fees. If you have a truly patentable idea then the juice of attorneys fees is often worth the risk-adjusted squeeze of litigation.
• polymatter 2y ago
  But that happens anyway. Patent litigation is expensive and time consuming and is far more often used to punch down, regardless of merits. The fairy tale of the solo patent holder fighting off giant mega corporations is worthy of a Hallmark movie and just as realistic.