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minus-squareTony N@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52arrow-down1·4 months agoGood Guy Ford patents the worst possible technology so no other automaker can use it, and then never implements it themselves.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 months agoThat’s what I was going to ask, should people start patenting things in order to prevent companies from using them?
minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoI think you can sue to invalidate a patent in that situation
Good Guy Ford patents the worst possible technology so no other automaker can use it, and then never implements it themselves.
That’s what I was going to ask, should people start patenting things in order to prevent companies from using them?
I think you can sue to invalidate a patent in that situation