borgunit2 · HackerTrans

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

Ding ding. We have a winner.

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

I don’t think it’s valid to exclude open source contributions.

Not everyone supports their political representatives.

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

That’s not kinetic earthquake energy, though.

I think in an apples-to-apples comparison, you would need to attach some kind of device to absorb the kinetic energy from the fault.

borgunit2

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

IANAL, but I feel like everything has basically been patented these days. The wording in many is so vague.

They would probably be thrown out in court, but that takes time and money. Small startups have very little of either.

I am really just pointing out that we need patent reform and better enforcement very badly.

borgunit2

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

Well we exist too, but it makes it a tiny bit harder to sleep at night having nightmares about trolls. Thankfully we haven’t been targeted.

I do think a better system exists, and I’m all ears for any ideas around patent reform/USPTO funding.

borgunit2

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

My point was that anti-gravity clearly isn’t possible yet, but a patent was granted.

By that logic, I could generate an AI application to patent all possible things. IMO something is wrong if this is allowed. It presents needless legal hurtles to people actually trying to innovate and produce tangible things.

borgunit2

vor 3 Jahrendiscuss

I’m holding judgement until the case is investigated further. It’s my understanding that so far everyone has basically said, “there’s enough evidence to proceed in court.”

Patent reform is something that is sorely needed (and more funding for the USPTO).

Take for example this patent on an anti gravity device: https://www.nature.com/articles/438139a#:~:text=The%20US%20p....

And then there’s the patent troll problem. As a small shop, I am particularly afraid of trolls shutting us down overnight with basically no recourse.

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