StartupsMartin Fowler4 months ago
Ideological Resistance to Patents, Followed by Reluctant Pragmatism
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Naresh Jain, founder of Specmatic, describes an ideological discomfort with software patents that shifted after Hike Messenger received a 2016 legal notice from a large messaging platform. The patents covered delivery and read receipts, turning basic UX features into legal leverage. Defensive patenting now functions as a shield for startups in an asymmetric legal environment.
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