Could I patent harmful technology to prevent it from being put on the market?
Could I patent harmful technology to prevent it from being put on the market?
I just saw a headline about Ford patenting a system to eavesdrop on passengers conversations to serve them related ads. If I had patented that before, could I stop it from being used?
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In theory yes
In reality, they will find a way around your patent.
Look up the patent on window wipers as an example
This oddly reminds me that the original patent for the chainsaw was for aiding childbirth.
I'll let anyone curious enough google that.
I’m not doing the research on that. That is horrifying
If it makes you feel better they were tiny compared to what's at home depot
Curiosity got the better of me a while back. It’s horrifying and incredibly interesting at the same time.
Well, thanks for the fall down that particularly horrifying rabbit hole. I can only imagine the pain these women went through, given this was at a time that predates anaesthesia.
You use the chainsaw to open the lady and pluck out the baby? What a genius idea. This will save a lot of time. /s
Kearns and the car windshield wipers?
I think that might have been his name.