Re:Dasung just released a 25 inch eInk monitor
by pzone on Saturday December 26, 2020 @03:41AM
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Innovation is also hampered when inventors are not sufficiently compensated for the broad social value they create with a new invention. When anyone is allowed to copy a new invention instantly, there is not enough incentive to innovate. A good patent system must strike a balance between these two forces.
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Re:Dasung just released a 25 inch eInk monitor
by quercetumMons on Saturday December 26, 2020 @06:46AM
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>inventors are not sufficiently compensated
Patents do little to nothing in this regard.
Re:Dasung just released a 25 inch eInk monitor
by tsujp on Saturday December 26, 2020 @08:07AM
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Incorrect. Patents quite literally to provide the developer of a new technology a legal monopoly for some time so they can (maybe) recoup their costs as an incentivisation mechanism to encourage innovation.
Re:Dasung just released a 25 inch eInk monitor
by brlewis on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @10:15AM
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s/literally/theoretically/
When I'm looking to spend money to solve a problem, I search for a product or service to buy.
I never, ever, ever search for a patent to license, because that's stepping into a legal minefield.
Show me a field where people looking to spend money to solve a problem search the patent database for solutions, and I'll believe there's a field where patents are a good thing.