Rohan Bernett wrote:

> Why does the patent system exist in the first place? As far as I know, it
> was invented to encourage innovation. Well, it did while the rate of
> innovation was slow in the 19th century. But now in the late 20th and early
> 21st centuries, it is destroying innovation. If governments want to
> encourage innovation (and who doesn't), they should abolish the patent
> system, permanently.

The real problem is that getting a patent on your inventions is not even
half the rent. You have to be able to defend them in the legal system,
and that is virtually impossible for a small inventor.

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