19 4 / 2012

bijan:

Patents were designed to protect the innovator. The idea was if you built something special that you would have the ability to protect that right.

And in many ways the essence of the patent system was originally intended to help the little company vs the big company.

But those days are long…

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  4. bojacober said: i’m a random follower and never really knew much about the patent culture in silicon valley other than the occasional article in the times that will quote someone saying ‘patent issues are stifling the industry’, etc. great, great read here.