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I didn't see any comments that applied to patents (e.g., that they cover inventions, that they require the inventor to disclose all relevant details of the inve
by maxlybbert 12y ago
I didn't see any comments that applied to patents (e.g., that they cover inventions, that they require the inventor to disclose all relevant details of the invention, that they have definite lifetimes, etc.), so while I agree with you and Stallman that it's important to be explicit about when you're talking about copyright, trade secrets, patents and trademarks, I don't think anybody's created any confusion yet.
Besides, for amusement's sake, the USPTO stands for "United States Patent and Trademark Office."
- ekianjo 12y ago> I didn't see any comments that applied to patents Well, when someone mentioned "fuel innovation", I assume they did not talk about trademarks, because trademarks have NOTHING to do with protecting innovation. That's what patents are for (in theory, while I don't agree with that, but that's a different topic).
- maxlybbert 12y agoYou're right: I had overlooked that statement.