| ▲ | pbhjpbhj 11 days ago | |
In my personal opinion, considering a file format as something that is patentable is where you've (ie your country) has gone wrong here. It doesn't seem to reward innovation, it seems to reward anti-competitive practices. | ||
| ▲ | nomel 11 days ago | parent [-] | |
> it seems to reward anti-competitive practices. That is the intended purpose of a patent. From WIPO [1]: > The patent owner has the exclusive right to prevent or stop others from commercially exploiting the patented invention for a limited period within the country or region in which the patent was granted. In other words, patent protection means that the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed, imported or sold by others without the patent owner's consent. | ||