Due to the rapid change in the wireless mobile devices, and the
fast growth of technology, companies are constantly caught themselves in the intellectual
property war. I am surprised that the companies are still capable of producing
new products to the public even though they are constantly fending off
litigation. It must be difficult to encourage innovation in the company while
dealing with the possibility of “stealing” others’ ideas at the same time. This
makes me wonder what will happen when two parties copyrighted the same idea at
the same time, or filed patents that generate the same feature for the mobile
devices, but written in different computer languages.
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Well I think we discussed in class that different computer languages don't matter where patents are concerned. The key thing about a patent is that it protects an idea, and if two different implementations of the same feature end up at the same result, then the idea is still the same, which means that only one patent can be filed.
ReplyDeleteI understand that, but what will happen if each of the two companies filed two separate patent at the same time for the same feature? Who will have the priority to have its patent being issued? I mean the possibility of something like that happened is small, but I just wonder how the patent office decides on it. There is a high possibility of someone having the exact same idea on the other side of the world. Will they just share the patent then?
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you about how difficult it must be for a company or an individual to invent something new or original without having to worry about a potential law suit on infringement. About the two patents being filed at the same time, I feel that the more credible one about being the innovator will have the patent first but we should definitely learn how that in class. For all I know, it might have even happened yet and we just don't know it.
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