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by first_amendment 3224 days ago
Unbelievable this is downvoted. Do people not approve of the patent system? It has been in place for decades as a battle-tested way of incentivizing innovation and creates a natural process for getting trade secrets into the public domain.

The patent system allows small inventors / startups to be competitive with large monopolies. It creates a safe space for free innovation. What is wrong with that?

It's the equivalent of having laws against stealing. How could a shop keeper run a business if stealing was not illegal?