Re: The patent process [Was Re: Sharing the Family PC is Patent-Pending]

[Barry Pearson]

David Kastrup wrote:
> "Barry Pearson" <news@childsupportanalysis.co.uk> writes:
>> Barry Margolin wrote:
>> [snip]
>> > The "magic" mostly occurs in industries where there's a significant
>> > investment required during the invention process.  If the inventor
>> > doesn't have a reasonable hope of being able to recoup that
>> > investment, he may give up on the development, and the same
>> > decision is likely to be made by all the competing inventors.  The
>> > end result would be that no one invents it, and society is poorer
>> > as a result. [snip]
>>
>> I think the pharmaceutical industry is the classic case. They spend
>> gob-smacking amounts on trying to make the next life-saving drug.
>
> Get your numbers right.  They spend more money on advertising than
> research.
[snip]

I didn't provide any numbers. So I didn't get any numbers wrong.

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