@StartupArchive_: Elon Musk: “Patents are for the weak” “We don’t really patent things. Patents are for the weak.. The problem is patents…
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Elon Musk shares his controversial view that patents are for the weak and primarily serve as blocking tactics rather than advancing innovation.
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Elon Musk: “Patents are for the weak”
“We don’t really patent things. Patents are for the weak.. The problem is patents are generally used as a blocking technique. They’re like using landmines in warfare. They don’t actually help advance things. They just stop others from following you. And most patents are BS.”
Source: @CNBCAmbition (Sep 2022)
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