[chii]

> since we don't see any moving the needle up front, never get to that point.

aka, patents no longer "promote the progress of science and useful arts".

I think it's high time patents are reformed in the digital world. Things like game mechanics patents, design patents etc, ought to all be abolished.

Look at the fashion industry - there are no patents in clothing design. And they haven't collapsed; in fact, i think fashion florished more because of the lack of patents!

[arghwhat]

> aka, patents no longer "promote the progress of science and useful arts".

Truly innovative things are often not patented at all anymore, and instead kept as closely guarded business secrets. Patents are mainly used for when the company doesn't have a way to keep it secret, and for random things to bolster IP value.

[mschuster91]

> Look at the fashion industry - there are no patents in clothing design. And they haven't collapsed; in fact, i think fashion florished more because of the lack of patents!

Ah that depends on your viewpoint. Shein and similar outlets are making bank on stealing stuff from designers and rapid-manufacturing absolute dog quality shit [1].

Had fashion something like design protections, designers would at least have some recourse against these exploiters.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/02/details-i-m...