It's reaching the end of the semester, and also brings my overseas exchange experience close to an end (I'll be flying back to Singapore immediately after my exams). While patents are not often discussed in Singapore, if any at all, it was really interesting to learn about the US patent system. The pace of the class was slow, but we had to spend a lot of time out of class scouring through the content that is available online to find out more. It is actually pretty nice in this aspect, as we can better relate the seemingly simple concepts (which is really complicated sometimes) to past and current issues which shape the world. Patents did make or break companies, and helped push innovation to the next level, retiring those who fail to catch up. Some companies unfortunately fall prey to trolls but I guess that's part and parcel of life. Nevertheless, the future seems optimistic with actions being taking to mitigate these issues.
I also believe the experience from taking this class will change how I view technology firms in future. I understood how companies sue one another to protect themselves or to profiteer, but I did not previously know on what basis were they suing one another with. The way lawsuit proceedings are usually published on papers make it seem simply that it is either a bad or a good case but there are more than meets the eye which make some cases so long drawn.
Also, to add on, I find it really difficult to read about ongoing patent cases (especially in the beginning) because of the numerous technical terms involved. It required a lot of effort researching to decipher articles and then blog about them, which I did nonetheless as the articles were interesting. And, it was actually a self-satisfying when I got towards understanding the articles better, despite making mistakes every now and then. Thankfully, technology is so advanced now that everything can be done just in front of my laptop!
I also believe the experience from taking this class will change how I view technology firms in future. I understood how companies sue one another to protect themselves or to profiteer, but I did not previously know on what basis were they suing one another with. The way lawsuit proceedings are usually published on papers make it seem simply that it is either a bad or a good case but there are more than meets the eye which make some cases so long drawn.
Also, to add on, I find it really difficult to read about ongoing patent cases (especially in the beginning) because of the numerous technical terms involved. It required a lot of effort researching to decipher articles and then blog about them, which I did nonetheless as the articles were interesting. And, it was actually a self-satisfying when I got towards understanding the articles better, despite making mistakes every now and then. Thankfully, technology is so advanced now that everything can be done just in front of my laptop!
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