Patent Pools

Even though I am interested in protecting the infrastructure inherent to the internet and future computer innovation, it is not entirely dissimilar from the incentives applied to biotechnology, as the US Patent Office describes this potential patent pool.

I believe a public patent pool to defend open source software against being barred from innovation would act as a strong counterbalance to the forthcoming threats of software patent infringement.

Large corporations acquire patent protection not for innovation, but rather from large capital backing. As open innovation is often poorly dated, there is little capacity to submit verified prior art.

Ironically, Apple Computer's innovation in interfaces are often duplicated, but they have very little remedy for this. Nonetheless, their innovation in interfaces is a product of adhering to principles. The interface itself can be copyrighted, the look perhaps trademarked, but the methods leading to clean, simple and effective interfaces are inherent principles, and cannot be institutionally protected. Nevertheless, Apple is very creative and effective, and seems to be doing quite well without intellectual property protection of their interface.