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I work in IP. You can easily operate without patents. Patents cost money to file and maintain. Most patents exist only for marketing purposes. Enforcement also
by josefritzishere 9mo ago
I work in IP. You can easily operate without patents. Patents cost money to file and maintain. Most patents exist only for marketing purposes. Enforcement also isn't cheap. So, unless the IP is perceived to be highly valuable, corporations don't bother filing the patent. Only a fraction of what's patentable ever gets patented.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 9mo agoWell, there’s also the fact that some organizations actually tie career progression to patents authored by the company. My brother works for a company that offers multiple technical career pathways to promotion, and one of them is essentially “obtain a software patent”
- DANmode 9mo agoYeah, but who wants to be IBM?
- SOLAR_FIELDS 9mo agoYou ain’t wrong. My brother works for LargeGovernmentContractor but the thesis is the same as the Broadcom’s and the IBM’s of the world in this regard
- gdad 9mo agoreally helpful pov.