News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Could the world go PFAS-free? Proposal to ban ‘forever ch... by markdown on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @08:49PM (#36965455)
Huh? The incentive hasn't been removed. You only lose it if you aren't producing the patented product for commercial sale.
Re:Could the world go PFAS-free? Proposal to ban ‘forever ch... by TylerE on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @08:58PM (#36965553)
I'm talking about a hypothetical world where the lifetime of a patent is only, say, 5 years. That's a much shorter window to recoup expenses, and thus many projects that are financially justifiable in the current environment would not be.