MiscNine out of ten of the most important innovations are not patented, study claims Nine out of ten of the most important innovations are not patented, study claims Natural competitive forces may be just as effective at securing proprietary information as our patent system. This was posted on Google+ Share:Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Standard