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[–] Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That honestly makes patents even less justifiable.

You’re not protecting a finished product or a brand reputation, you’re protecting a method, meaning you’re legally blocking alternative implementations around a problem space.

That’s exactly the kind of artificial restriction that slows competition and incremental innovation.

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 39 minutes ago

Patents are supposed to be pretty specific and open to alternative implementations that don't infringe, but the USPTO has made some pretty awful decisions, especially around early home computers.