Jonathan Salem Baskin - Uber schermt met intellectueel eigendom lyrics

There's not a lot of earth-shattering IP in the ride-sharing space, but Uber seems to be making a play to own it, having submitted 11 patents that cover every major aspect of its business model. If granted, it could find itself with a technical monopoly not only in ride-sharing but other businesses based on its processes, like general delivery (again, more reason for those rich investors to be excited, right?). It's interesting that the only patent issued in the space belongs to Sidecar, which was founded 2012 and has some of the same investors as Uber. Sidecar's pending applications seem to overlap some of the turf Uber claims (in other words, patent applications are no guarantee of issuance).