Re:Ask HN: Under what circumstances is it acceptable to pate...
by ggm on Monday May 07, 2018 @08:09PM
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Is it still unacceptable to patent my algorithm?
It's entirely legal. It's entirely normal. In your economy (presuming you are in the USA) its not only normal and legal its acceptable. Its not free: you face some significant costs in achieving a defensible patent.
How I feel about it (the patent) is not altered by your really awful circumstances. I am really sorry you have to carry this burden, and I feel for you, wishing I had some magic bullet. a patent is not a magic bullet. Its not even a guaranteed income. Its a risk actually, a liability which needs to be both bought, and defended.
It's entirely legal. It's entirely normal. In your economy (presuming you are in the USA) its not only normal and legal its acceptable. Its not free: you face some significant costs in achieving a defensible patent.
How I feel about it (the patent) is not altered by your really awful circumstances. I am really sorry you have to carry this burden, and I feel for you, wishing I had some magic bullet. a patent is not a magic bullet. Its not even a guaranteed income. Its a risk actually, a liability which needs to be both bought, and defended.