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> Patents were never intended to grant monopolies over a given problem. Well I didn't say that they were... but I'm not sure I agree with your statement anyway
by monochromatic 14y ago
> Patents were never intended to grant monopolies over a given problem.
Well I didn't say that they were... but I'm not sure I agree with your statement anyway. Do you have any evidence that that isn't what they were intended for?
- natrius 14y agoI don't have any evidence. It just doesn't make sense to grant monopolies on a problem. It would harm innovation rather than help it. We'd have one medicine to treat each ailment, for instance.