alt Hacker NewsThe study could have revealed that industries without patent protection evolve to have better trade secret security, effectively leveling the benefits of patents.
The study could have revealed that industries without patent protection evolve to have better trade secret security, effectively leveling the benefits of patents.
Not all inventions can be effectively kept secret, and patents also have the benefit that what would otherwise remain secrets gets published.
I’m not in favor of the current patent landscape, but doing away completely with them would likely be throwing out the baby with the bathwater.