| Mendicate Bias said: That is completely wrong. It doesn't matter who comes up with the technology first, it matters who patents it first. For example coca-cola have not patented their formula because no one can figure out how to duplicate it. However if someone does figure out the formula for coke then coka-cola can no longer produce coke in the same method they do today. The reason they haven't pattented the coke formula is because after a set amount of time (20 years I think?) the original patent is made available to the public so that anyone can recreate the product. Since no one can figure out the formula for coke, coca-cola has no need to patent it and give away their formula after however many years. Just thought I'd give you a little lesson on patents. So basically the point of my entire post is try to figure out the formula to coke and become a multi-billionare over night :) |
Words of Wisedom has spoken.
PS your coke story has nothing to do with patenting first hahah :)
