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mk · 4909 days ago · link · · parent · post: The US patent system is destroying innovation in America.
why on earth should he be denied the right to exercise his natural right to his own ideas?
Perhaps there should be a difference between a patent under control of the inventor, and the patent under control of a purchaser. For example, if I patent something, maybe I get 20 years protection. However, if I sell the rights, perhaps the buyer only gets a maximum of 10 years, or less if more than 10 years have passed since the patent was issued. Perhaps if it is sold again, the patent goes to 5 years. It seems to me that protecting inventors is good. But the market for patents should benefit the inventor most, and subsequent purchasers less.