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I personally see that as entirely arbitrary. But one could
Posted on: November 25, 2016 at 13:53:45 CT
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make the case that the limit is in return for the legal protection that the patent holder gets from the government.
Patent rights, like all other rights, are meaningless without the means to enforce them. An individual has no power to enforce those rights. A larger body is needed to do so. If a twenty year limit is the price you pay for that enforcement then I guess that is simply the cost of doing business.
So idealistically those rights should last forever. Realistically they last for twenty years. Unlike Pickletopians I do not see the world in absolutes so some of your rights are exchanged for the protection of those rights.
I would much rather have a twenty year patent that is enforced than a permanent one that can be stolen by anyone who wishes to do so.
Patent rights, like all other rights, are meaningless without the means to enforce them. An individual has no power to enforce those rights. A larger body is needed to do so. If a twenty year limit is the price you pay for that enforcement then I guess that is simply the cost of doing business.
So idealistically those rights should last forever. Realistically they last for twenty years. Unlike Pickletopians I do not see the world in absolutes so some of your rights are exchanged for the protection of those rights.
I would much rather have a twenty year patent that is enforced than a permanent one that can be stolen by anyone who wishes to do so.
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I personally see that as entirely arbitrary. But one could - DHighlander KC - 11/25 13:53:45