PATENT TROLLING

 Mary Midgley: Cultural Relativism

Strength:

• Patent can be applied in the context of the Philippine.

 Weakness:

• You cannot justify it based on your own culture.
• Relationship with other companies culture; meaning you won’t be able to have good relationship with other companies because it’s shows suspicious act for them.
• You cannot sell something to them because you only copy it.

Immanuel Kant: ahCategorical Imperative

Strength:

• It applies to the goose and it also applies to the gander. Meaning it applies to all.

Weakness:

• Others can troll on you also.
• There will be a “chilling effect” meaning it is possible that no one would like to have patent anymore, they just do trade secret instead.

John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism

Strength:

• Increasing the scope of those people who will be benefited is better.
• If the demand is high the number of people and country who will be benefited will increase as well.

Weakness:

• Those who are “creators” will not be happy because everybody will just troll and troll.

Annette Baier: Ethics of Care

Strength:

• Weaker nation can be helped by the stronger nation. For example Philippines and America.

Weakness:

• Stronger nation may abuse or may take advantage against the weaker nation.