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The only thing that's not automated is the part that spits out frivolous patents.
by uvdiv 14y ago
The only thing that's not automated is the part that spits out frivolous patents.
- DannoHung 14y agoIf they're bringing something to market, even if not immediately, that can do this, it's not frivolous. There are a lot of serious technical challenges to be solved creating a machine that can function as described.
- okamiueru 14y agoI don't think "adding robotic arm to automate tasks" adds anything to the market worthy of a patent.
- uvdiv 14y agoPatenting an invention is orthogonal to commercialising it. The point of patents is to sell abstract ideas: the basic interaction is to license a patent to someone else. It's a coincidence if the same person who thinks up an invention, is also in a position to develop it fully. I think this meme -- that your patents are for your own products -- is an off-target response to patent trolling.
- DannoHung 14y agoPretty sure you don't have to license a patent to another party if you intend to produce something.