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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, November 24 2012 @ 08:32 PM EST |
This would weed out a large portion of the worst, most socially destructive
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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, November 24 2012 @ 10:45 PM EST |
Maybe try restructuring patent law and procedure under the
principle that patents grant protection when a net societal
benefit is shown?
Eg, drug...helps patients...useless without tons of
expensive trials...granted.
Eg., useless, broad software claims, easier to duplicate
than read...not granted.
Eg., pto...patent grants impose costs...so burden of proof
and review costs are on patenter.
--Erwin[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, November 25 2012 @ 04:24 AM EST |
Not convinced about the drug thing actually. An awful lot of medical research
takes place in academia and isn't motivated directly by profit. Pumping a bit
more public money in this direction would probably be enough to ensure
innovation continues to happen in medicines.
Patents also cause harmful distortions in medicine. The effective safe but no
longer patentable remedy is shunned in favour of the experimental patentable
expensive nostrum. For example drug companies completely ignore the possibility
that vitamin C may be an effective treatment for some conditions because it
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- Well... sorta - Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, November 25 2012 @ 10:45 AM EST
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