I don't blame companies for trying to make money... I feel the blame lies squarely on the patent office and its employees.
Whether to allow a patent or not requires good judgement and commonsense. Clearly this patent is a just a simple concept with no guts to it and no work required.
The whole idea of patents is that it protects and rewards the scientist, engineer, or inventor who finds a unique method of creating and implementing a new idea, thereby encouraging further innovation.
What if someone had the patented the concept of a flying vehicle prior to the Wright Brothers' first flight? or if someone had patented the idea of motorized transportation prior to its existence?
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I don't blame companies for trying to make money... I feel the blame lies squarely on the patent office and its employees. Whether to allow a patent or not requires good judgement and commonsense. Clearly this patent is a just a simple concept with no guts to it and no work required. The whole idea of patents is that it protects and rewards the scientist, engineer, or inventor who finds a unique method of creating and implementing a new idea, thereby encouraging further innovation. What if someone had the patented the concept of a flying vehicle prior to the Wright Brothers' first flight? or if someone had patented the idea of motorized transportation prior to its existence?