Re:What's the story with the Makerbot patent?
by fred_durst on Friday May 30, 2014 @06:34PM
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To me personally there is big difference between spending millions in R&D to develop something novel that would have never happened and spending millions in R&D just to make sure you get there first. I rather have something 6 months later free and clear than having to wait 20 years for a patent to run out.
It's a difference between creating something no one would have otherwise, and simply winning a race to claim property rights on something.
Re:What's the story with the Makerbot patent?
by apu on Saturday May 31, 2014 @08:53PM
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But it's often not clear what the outcome of research will be -- unexpected results can start off as being simply the next iteration of an existing technology.
It's a difference between creating something no one would have otherwise, and simply winning a race to claim property rights on something.