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The problem with the patent system is that you can patent things that do not exist. Is it ridiculous?
by macov 16y ago
The problem with the patent system is that you can patent things that do not exist. Is it ridiculous?
- snorkel 16y agoAgreed. A more sane patent system would require a working demonstration, and further require that the demonstration must be performed each time the patent holder claims infringement. Any idea that can not be readily demonstrated in a practical sense should not be patentable. No demo, no patent.
- nitrogen 16y agoWhat about things that are beyond the current technology, like Babbage's analytical engine? In general I agree with you, but should a numerical simulation or logical proof of feasibility be able to substitute for a demo?