← Back to context Comment by sharts 11 hours ago Patents shouldn’t exist. 2 comments sharts Reply bonoboTP 10 hours ago Patents were invented to incentivize disclosure of inventions and prevent extended secrecy. In exchange for the public disclosure (which allows others to experiment with the idea without selling yet), you get to keep exclusivity for N years. cwillu 10 hours ago And?Currently patents are predominantly used to prevent interoperability and impose costs.
bonoboTP 10 hours ago Patents were invented to incentivize disclosure of inventions and prevent extended secrecy. In exchange for the public disclosure (which allows others to experiment with the idea without selling yet), you get to keep exclusivity for N years. cwillu 10 hours ago And?Currently patents are predominantly used to prevent interoperability and impose costs.
cwillu 10 hours ago And?Currently patents are predominantly used to prevent interoperability and impose costs.
Patents were invented to incentivize disclosure of inventions and prevent extended secrecy. In exchange for the public disclosure (which allows others to experiment with the idea without selling yet), you get to keep exclusivity for N years.
And?
Currently patents are predominantly used to prevent interoperability and impose costs.