Patented

You'd better have it patented before you put it on the market.

Why don't you get it patented?

Frank Whittle, a British pilot, designed and patented the first turbo jet engine in 1930.

For now, it remains to be seen if open source seeds have any economic viability, but the OSSI organizers would be satisfied if the movement provides an alternative to large companies selling patented seeds. In a world facing the daunting challenges of climate change, Kloppenburg said diversity will be key in feeding the planet.

No new drugs are researched for transgender people because the market is tiny. If it were profitable, they would come up with a patented formulation of hormones just for trans people.