The quick rundown
Patents are scams- you literally have to describe everything that your item does and how it does it and how its built in order to file a patent.
Whether in the US, or in another country or a global patent system.
Meaning other people can openly steal your shit. (side note, Albert Einstein worked in a patent office and probably mentally jerked off to inventors inventing shit on the daily).
If you decide to keep your invention a secret, you can try to keep it hush hush as a trade secret, but it doesn’t have the protections that a patent recognized by the US or federal government or governing authority would.
So anyone can steal your shit.
Point being, people are going to steal your shit and use Patent lawyers and an army of litigators to bully you.
So if you file patents, be ready to cut someone in on the deal for protection, because chances are, people are working at the patent office to tip of a large corporation to target your new invention.
Philo Farnsworth
—The Guy Who Invented TV and Got Rolled by the Big Boys!
Alright, here’s the scoop, ya gotta listen close. This guy, Philo Farnsworth– He’s the guy who figured out TV! Yeah, yeah, the whole electronic shebang. He’s got this patent in ‘30, right? Prime-time, baby! But then the big, bad RCA (Radio Corporation of America), under David Sarnoff, starts fucking shit up. Leave it to Big Radio to shit on the new Television.
“So What Happens?” I’ll tell ya what! Farnsworth wins the court case in ‘34, gets his little ‘I told ya so’ moment, but that don’t mean squat! RCA’s like, “Sure, sure, here’s your royalties”—and tosses him pocket change! Meanwhile, they’re makin’ dough faster than a bakery on Sunday.
Yea, so after 19 years of legal battle, he get’s his hands on a 20-year-patent that, well, expires next year.
Patents? More Like Paper Weights!
Oh, and here’s the kicker: Farnsworth’s patents? They’re like milk with an expiration date. The guy’s sittin’ on gold, but he can’t touch it! Depression hits, then World War II, and what happens? Tick, tock, tick, tock, the clock’s runnin’ down. By the time TV is ready to make a splash, his patents are worth bupkis!
RCA’s sittin’ pretty, waitin’ for the buzzer to ring one year later. And the minute those patents expire, BOOM, they take the tech, wrap it up with a bow, and make millions. And poor Philo? He’s sittin’ in the stands while RCA’s out on the field runnin’ touchdowns with his ball!
The Patent System? Better luck Fighting Giants with a Slingshot!
Ya think the patent system is there to protect the little guy?
HA! Only if the little guy’s got cash to burn! It’s a rich man’s game, pal. Farnsworth, he’s got this genius brain, but he ain’t got the bankroll to keep up. RCA? They got lawyers, connections, and the whole system in their back pocket!
Why else would you have Senior Patent Lawyers? There’s a lifetime of career professions just to wrangle the system and beat people who are new. It’s like stealing candy from a baby, because no one knows how to defend themselves in a patent court from the get go. So- Babies.
Farnsworth spends years in court—19 years, I tell ya!— You could raise a whole child from start to adulthood in that time. All that just fightin’ just to hold on to what’s already his! And even when he wins, he’s barely keepin’ his head above water. The patent system pats him on the back and then leaves him out to dry!
Turns out, lawsuits cost money. Even if you’re playing defense with some random Corpo with no real skin in the game.
The Big Finale—the Joke’s on Philo
So what happens when the dust settles? The patents expire and RCA and their cronies waltz in, grab Farnsworth’s tech, and he gets nothin’! Zilch!
They made him wait, bled him dry, and then picked up the pieces when the rules no longer applied!
So lemme tell ya, next time someone talks about the ‘American Dream,’ ya remember Farnsworth. The guy who made TV and was forced to watch on the sidelines! It’s not about brains, it’s about the bankroll, the buddy-buddy system, and who’s got the guts to stall till the clock runs out!
“Patents? They’re for the rich, pal! The rest of us just get steamrolled!”
This really fucked with him deep down to the core. Enough greed and you’re vision for helping humanity and this idea of humanity can get snuffed out real quick n easy.
System Takes the Tech, Leaves the Tab!
Lemme hit ya with the grand finale, pal. Farnsworth, the poor genius who INVENTED the TV? Yeah, he died broke and drinkin’ his sorrows away. You heard me right—by the end, the guy was so burnt out by the system and RCA’s never-endin’ game of keep-away that he turned to the bottle. An alcoholic’s end, folks, in 1971, after spendin’ years gettin’ the raw deal!
He’s sittin’ there with a lifetime of brilliance, and what’s he got to show for it? Debt, Booze, and busted dreams! That’s what the system does to ya—it chews ya up, spits ya out, and leaves ya with nothin’ but the bottom of a bottle for comfort. While RCA’s rollin’ in dough and makin’ TV history, Farnsworth’s drownin’ in gin! A tragic end for a guy who shoulda been celebrated, not forgotten and wasted away!
“That’s What Happens When the Patent System Plays Ya Dirty, Folks!”
Side note;
The Civilized society of law and legal systems are meat grinders, they churn human cogs from meat paste into grounded up meat paste. Wrong City, Wrong People, Wrong place to hide your hopes and dreams. Not a safe bet, not a safe place to bank shot any of those ideas.
Additionally, this guy got a lot of publicity in a lot of media, including Futurama. Philo Farnsworth is a god damn American Hero.
Arguably, he’s a Hero of All of Humanity, because I can’t name a single degenerate Ipad baby that couldn’t thank this guy for his invention. This guy invented Cathode Ray Tubes, you can’t have pixels without his groundwork technology breaking into this mold.
This is like printing press levels of innovation.
So maybe you’ll think twice, next time you look at a TV or a Computer Monitor or even a Smart Phone Screen. You wouldn’t have shit if it wasn’t for this Giga-Chad-Sigma Brain. Most people, patent lawyers (and myself) included, are bird brained little shits.
Yea, Any time you see a BrainRot Ipad baby, just think, some Genius invented that shit that allowed for that shit to be invented.
In Closing
I got lazy, and invited AI to write some of these chops. I kinda like it, but it’s a bit too much here and there. So Imma reign in on this shit and make it sound more modern and ghetto, and not so 1920’s. I’m shootin’ for the 2020’s baby, that’s where we’re at. Need a littler more N words here and there. In fact, let me slide one in – Ni- Ha, jokes on you. Had you going for a bit.
(This article labeled as Financial Asset, because patents are argued to be assets) – (Also, anytime you lose hope in humanity, that’s endarkenment for you.)
Technically Patents create Patent Bloodlines of monetary royalty. But that’s another article to go deep down the rabbit hole.
The US Patent system is a part of the channel, a battleground of legalities, that those with money and the rich caste system or ‘class’ use to fight to steal or delay inventions of the everyday poor person. The Corporations or Corporate class, or even Deep State, partake in the patents to control and shape the narrative of the future markets. To be clear, Rich Class and Deep State aren’t the same thought they share some intersectionality. It’s like Gay and Bi people in the LGBT cult. They’re not the same, but they share intersectionality.
Hell, if you knew about the major groundbreaking technology that major Car companies just file away in a locked cabinet or even medical technologies locked away, you’d probably go bat shit crazier than me. I’m holding on, by much more than a thread, but if you knew how bad it was, you’d probably lose all your marbles.
Point being. US Patent system, designed to protect you, but doesn’t in actuality. It’s a scam. And filing a patent is like lighting a lighthouse for other people to come in and bully you with lawsuits as they steal your invention.
I wouldn’t have faith in any system, unless you have tons of money. And when you are in the position to question your faith in money, I would recommend getting both Divine and Physical Armament to back up your ‘faith’. It’s a slippery slope questioning institutions and then cosmic themes.
And this is the typical story I’ve told with this. This doesn’t include the FBI or Terrorist watchlist shit that they sick on you depending on your patent. There’s levels to this shit.
* Not Valid Financial, Legal, Life, or Any Advice