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Patents are about sharing information – don't shroud them in secrecy
Patents give their owners the power to stop people (and companies) from doing whatever the patent claims as an “invention” for twenty years. But that power doesn’t come for free: it’s a trade. In exchange for the right to sue others to stop using the invention, patent applicants have to disclose...
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Oct 26, 2019 | Patents are about sharing information – don't shroud them in secrecy by DiabloD3 | 197 | 74 |
