Over 5000 Inventions Suppressed

[cyberdude]

Over 5000 inventions are being suppressed via the US Government's classified patent program, according to official data obtained under a recent Freedom of Information Act request by the Federation of American Scientists. This means literally thousands of potentially ground-breaking inventions and technologies are being withheld from the public.

History of Technology Suppression | Government Secrecy Orders on Patents Have Stifled More Than 5,000 Inventions

Spread the love (Stillness in the Storm Editor) Does the government and corporate powers of this world suppress new inventions and technology developments in the name of protecting National Security? Yes they do. Quite frequently. The Invention Secrecy Act was officially implemented in 1951...

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[Beholder]

99% of patents are not useful, because people file for them as soon as they have an idea to get there first, so maybe 50 inventions. Most of which is for military use.