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> Most of the time when things get patented, it's strictly worse for innovation in that space until the patents expire. What happens at expiration is an import
by kqr 11mo ago
> Most of the time when things get patented, it's strictly worse for innovation in that space until the patents expire.
What happens at expiration is an important and intended feature of patents. They trade a legally guaranteed headstart against the requirement of publishing your methods for your competitors to learn from.
- margalabargala 11mo agoOh, I know. The fact that it takes decades for that to come about is harmful to society.
- mattthebaker 11mo agoYou would prefer the inventor to be basically ensured of financial destruction and disincentivized in the first place, sounds great for society.
- margalabargala 11mo agoSkill issue. That just sounds like you're bad at inventing things and running businesses. Lots of places sell unique/novel things that are not patented, successfullyn
- joquarky 11mo agoI'd say it might be time to talk about putting a pause on incentives to advance non-medical technologies at the moment.
- kqr 11mo agoI agree. I'd assume that's a holdover from a time when innovation moved slower.