At 04:47 PM 4/6/00 +0200, Tom Vogt wrote:
>David Honig wrote:
>> > protection of patent monopolies,
>>
>> Individual inventors get patents, what extra rights do
>> corps get?
>
>patent portfolios. a long time ago, in a country not very far away (i.e.
>the US of A) patents were rare and only granted after extensive
>examination for really worthy inventions. but ever since the
>micro-patentism started (i.e. "let's go and get a patent on this line of
>code, too")
Yes, the USPO is, like most in D.C., a whore these days, and patents are
expensive to get, but corps have no special protections under them.
(similarly) Getting a new drug to market in the US is very expensive, but
there are no special rules that make it easier for corps. vs. Joe Shaman..
