NATS 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Standards Organization, De Jure, Trade Dress
24 Jan 2017
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Patents - an illegal tool, used to control and protect inventions. Used as a method of managing and controlling actual things. After a fixed period of time, that invention would now become public and people could do whatever they want with it. (usually. The idea of having a patent over an invention you have to demonstrate certain properties, one main thing is the property of uniqueness. The government is allowed to make specific details of the product/ invention public: advantages of the patent system include: giving people the incentive to invent new things. Providing a means for them to safely disclose their inventions - security. Providing avenues for investment (bring product to market, licensing) - money - no one else can make it, so you will get funding to create that product. Transition from invention to innovation further research (improving on earlier patents)
