▲ 762 ▼ Deep Time (mander.xyz) submitted 9 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 20 points 9 months ago (5 children) Are we sure dinosaurs didn't have F15s? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (4 children) Yes but only because McDonald Douglas didn't exist yet. If you do find evidence of them having jet aircraft we might be able to invalidate some patents under prior art. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 9 months ago (3 children) afaik, patents don't care about that. You can even patent things that don't exist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago Brb gonna go patent my own self worth in case it ever comes into existence. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 9 months ago You can but in practise you would have an immensely hard time enforcing that. People have taken patents out for FTL drives but if one is ever invented it would be pretty difficult to claim that they have the rights to the invention. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* You stay away from my patents on wookie slippers that look like human feet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (4 children) Yes but only because McDonald Douglas didn't exist yet. If you do find evidence of them having jet aircraft we might be able to invalidate some patents under prior art. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 9 months ago (3 children) afaik, patents don't care about that. You can even patent things that don't exist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago Brb gonna go patent my own self worth in case it ever comes into existence. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 9 months ago You can but in practise you would have an immensely hard time enforcing that. People have taken patents out for FTL drives but if one is ever invented it would be pretty difficult to claim that they have the rights to the invention. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* You stay away from my patents on wookie slippers that look like human feet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 9 months ago (3 children) afaik, patents don't care about that. You can even patent things that don't exist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago Brb gonna go patent my own self worth in case it ever comes into existence. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 9 months ago You can but in practise you would have an immensely hard time enforcing that. People have taken patents out for FTL drives but if one is ever invented it would be pretty difficult to claim that they have the rights to the invention. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* You stay away from my patents on wookie slippers that look like human feet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago Brb gonna go patent my own self worth in case it ever comes into existence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 9 months ago You can but in practise you would have an immensely hard time enforcing that. People have taken patents out for FTL drives but if one is ever invented it would be pretty difficult to claim that they have the rights to the invention. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* You stay away from my patents on wookie slippers that look like human feet. permalink fedilink source parent
