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Re:Dasung just released a 25 inch eInk monitor by tsujp on Saturday December 26, 2020 @08:07AM (#25543216)
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.
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Re:Dasung just released a 25 inch eInk monitor by brlewis on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @10:15AM (#25570461)
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.

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