Too Many Patents Could Kill Nanotechnology

from the patent-lust dept

An interesting look at all the various patents being sought for commercial products using bucky balls. The writer is afraid that these patents will harm any nanotechnology revolution by making it nearly impossible for a new nanotech startup to get out of the gate, since they'll immediately be sued for patent infringement. Yet another reason why our patent system is in dire need of an overhaul.

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    far as I've heard....

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    dorpus, Nov 21st, 2002 @ 11:18pm

    billions have been spent during the past decade on buckyballs, and they have mostly been disappointments.

    The growth area now is on getting other elements or compounds to form complex, non-traditional molecular structures.

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    Timmmay!, Nov 22nd, 2002 @ 6:26am

    Patents only last 20 years and most of the Nanotech stuff is waaaaay further out than that.

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 22nd, 2002 @ 6:42am

    I eat my buckyballs steamed with hollandaise sauce on the side

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