NTP slaps Palm with patent infringement suit

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But you must reward the risks too

"that the ability to freely build on the work of others and freely make combinations and changes, leads to the highest level of inovation and value"

That only works some of the times, where materials are not needed in the developemnt. Software codeing does not require the purchasing of tooling and manufacturing equipment, material and testing costs. It can be done in a closet on a 499.99 laptop.

If a person spends much of their own money (as many entrepreneurs do) on a new way to do something they must be allowed to protect the idea, otherwise, innovation would stagenate,

Who can afford to spend thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars on an idea, only to have the idea snatched up by some startup company and used to upgrade their existing products?

Patents are are great idea, but if used for a product or process. Patents should NEVER have been allowed to cover a "method".

Posted by: John Zern   Posted on: 11/07/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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