My Beliefs About Blockchain Patents (The Cryptoverse #109)

in #crypto-news8 years ago

There's a patent land grab developing in the blockchain space that could potentially make doing business more challenging for those who want to build upon the open-source technology in the future.

I don't get far through the article before it triggers an exploration of my philosophy on the topic.

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They won't be able to patent it the same way Operative Systems are able to be created from scratch nowadays because of the Open-Source of it.

If anyone creates new block-chain innovation, said person would have to keep it closed-source as to not become obsolete by a clone the next month.

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