Comment on A new PlayStation controller patent showcases a controller with no physical buttons

• cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And generally speaking, the point of a patent is…?

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  • Goodeye8@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Stifle innovation? A patent doesn’t mean anything will be made. But it does mean anyone except the patent owner won’t be making the patented thing.

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  • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    To license the idea to other people who want to do something with it?

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