Hi
Actually the patent system should work fine and encourage innovation. It *should* have a block against patenting things that are a natural evolution of existing technology. Sadly, as with all things, the US justice system seems to allow any party to sue any part for anything and I think that has rubbed off on patenting (imho). Now companies are patenting everything just to avoid getting sued. We see examples of this in IBM, Microsoft, etc where they patent it just to release it to everyone. (Anyone remember the MS-patent for "Dynamic loading and binding of modules" I found researching for script engine? ;) ) Doing some researching for a patent here in Norway a few years back I found that it was near impossible (here) to get a patent unless what you made was revolutionary new. Anything that would be considered the next step was not enough for a patent. Br, Tedd From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Malewski Sent: 12. februar 2010 06:01 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] How Was OpenSim "Born"? > I honestly believe that the patent system, by its very nature, > is the worst thing ever when it comes to stifling innovation > and technological advancement. Agreed.
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