Re: US Government is About to Change Table Saws FOREVER!
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:20 am
I am not a patent attorney and I don't care to debate the details of patent law, so I will continue to skate around the perimeter here as is my prerogative. So, if this is the key patent for SawStop's invention and if it is expired then why all of the hullabaloo??? Other manufacturers should be racing to bring to market competing saws to break this perceived unbearable legal monopoly that SawStop has. Where are their saws with AIM like technology, or are they just complacent? As for the record, yes it is a legal monopoly, though only in a very niche segment of the tablesaw market. Below is, in my opinion, a useful excerpt to summarize 2 key points about why a patent exists and what exactly it confers to the patent holder. Bare in mind this expiration date is what puts a shelf life on this legal monopoly, in essence returning back to a free market afterwards. It seems to me, that some here object to the entire patent system entirely and/or to SawStop even existing. I have no intention of debating either of these because I don't understand this logic as they are in stark opposition to the ideals I believe this country were founded on. IF you truly believe you are right, then please pursue changing the systems of government that enable all of this for SawStop and companies like them, which is your right in this country.
Excerpts from an online patent law website:
A patent is a type of intellectual property right that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a specific number of years. Patents are issued for inventions in an effort to encourage and foster ingenuity.
With a patent, its holder can market the invention and earn money through royalties or licensing agreements. This allows patent holders to recoup the investment they made in developing the invention.
Excerpts from an online patent law website:
A patent is a type of intellectual property right that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a specific number of years. Patents are issued for inventions in an effort to encourage and foster ingenuity.
With a patent, its holder can market the invention and earn money through royalties or licensing agreements. This allows patent holders to recoup the investment they made in developing the invention.