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Comment Re:The obvious conclusion (Score 1) 292

Tell someone applying for a patent that they can either patent it, or make it an industry standard, but not both. If it becomes an ITU, ISO, IEEE or other professional body standard, all patents necessary to implement that standard become invalid.
How many groups would op for a patent instead of a standard?

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