Unpatent
Web and SaaS
crowdfunding platform
SHOW HN2016
12points
5comments
#1,611of 2,264 in 2016
Top 72%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Advisor Lee Cheng is respected in anti-troll work
From 1 comment
Pretty neat that you have Lee Cheng as an advisor, who is hero in the battle against trolls. But from the Bio's, it doesn't look like anyone on the team is a lawyer. What sort of…
zdrummond on HN
Objections
Team has no lawyers and unclear track record invalidating patents
From 1 comment
Pretty neat that you have Lee Cheng as an advisor, who is hero in the battle against trolls. But from the Bio's, it doesn't look like anyone on the team is a lawyer. What sort of…
zdrummond on HN
Individuals have little incentive to fund campaigns
From 1 comment
Awesome! Do you foresee corporations contributing to fundraising? Unpatent seems like a great way to raise awareness of overreaching patents, but individuals have little…
voidingw on HN
Questions
Will corporations contribute to fundraising?
From 1 comment
Awesome! Do you foresee corporations contributing to fundraising? Unpatent seems like a great way to raise awareness of overreaching patents, but individuals have little…
voidingw on HN
What is the track record invalidating patents?
From 1 comment
Pretty neat that you have Lee Cheng as an advisor, who is hero in the battle against trolls. But from the Bio's, it doesn't look like anyone on the team is a lawyer. What sort of…
zdrummond on HN