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Re:Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big A... by giantg2 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @03:35PM (#27803960)
In today's world, 20 years could mean the patented object is obsolete by the time it is public domain. Having exclusive use of the technology for the duration of it's useful life expectancy seems like a monopoly to me...
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Re:Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big A... by throwawayboise on Sunday July 11, 2021 @04:23PM (#27804288)
Yes, there is probably a good argument to be made that many patents should have a shorter protected period. Also the "non obvious" requirement for an invention seems to need more emphasis, when an idea like "one click ordering" can be patented.
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Re:Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big A... by giantg2 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @05:47PM (#27804729)
I really feel like ideas shouldn't be patented at all, just their implementation.
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