tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post110306066182643782..comments2024-03-14T01:32:43.610-06:00Comments on The Geomblog: Patents and Research.Suresh Venkatasubramanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898357513326041822noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1107957123833049212005-02-09T06:52:00.000-07:002005-02-09T06:52:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1107478085423643622005-02-03T17:48:00.000-07:002005-02-03T17:48:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1105706392176953052005-01-14T05:39:00.000-07:002005-01-14T05:39:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1105438564676723912005-01-11T03:16:00.000-07:002005-01-11T03:16:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1105389975969162242005-01-10T13:46:00.000-07:002005-01-10T13:46:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1105383894359385962005-01-10T12:04:00.000-07:002005-01-10T12:04:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1103184746680155182004-12-16T01:12:00.000-07:002004-12-16T01:12:00.000-07:00I find the discussion of patents as a measure of p...I find the discussion of patents as a measure of productivity understandable, but misguided. In cryptography, the lesson we've learned is that patents more often tend to restrict adoption of a technique rather than encourage it. The few exceptions, such as the RSA algorithm, are for needs that were so compelling that there was no other way they could be met. Therefore, I try not to patent things I come up with whenever possible. It's hard enough to convince someone to change even when you're giving something away for free...<br /><br />(On the other hand, there's at least one patent out there with my name on it. Them's the breaks of working in startups and industry research labs - you don't have the luxury of not patenting things.)<br /><br />-David MolnarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1103117265807124022004-12-15T06:27:00.000-07:002004-12-15T06:27:00.000-07:00But hasn't that already happened to some extent? ...But hasn't that already happened to some extent? IIRC, Brin and Page patented PageRank at Stanford and have exclusive rights to a license from the University for a certain number of years.<br /><br />As for tenure, academics are already burdened with the publish or perish thing. They seem to have to focus on non-blue-sky kinds of things. Things that they can readily publish soon or else they won't get tenure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1103104391843057522004-12-15T02:53:00.000-07:002004-12-15T02:53:00.000-07:00Here is one interesting article about patent by Je...Here is one interesting article about patent by Jeffrey D. Ullman.<br />http://www.cs.ust.hk/~dwood/ullman.htmlemmoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742805574857223576noreply@blogger.com