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Karunamon
on Jan 26, 2012
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IBM creates 9nm carbon nanotube transistor that ou...
You don't need patents to create and execute big ideas. As a company or anything else.
As I said, this is a dream (and a pretty silly one at that). I can still hope though
adrianN
on Jan 26, 2012
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The alternative to patents is secrecy. I think the patent system was originally introduced because it was deemed superior to make ideas public, but limit their commercial usability.
Karunamon
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Problem being that the patent system (much like the copyright system) is irrevocably hosed.
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As I said, this is a dream (and a pretty silly one at that). I can still hope though