thats where you are wrong. Joe was the first to get the patent. He started this 4 or 5 years ago. early bird gets the worm. Morgan stanley would rather partner anyway then try to start from scratch. Its a win-win for them. imo
How many patents are owned for a hot butter knife. 3 1 is a plug in wall unit hot butter knife. 2 is a battery operated hot butter knife. 3 is a battery rechargeable hot butter knife. I guess you could do a solar charging hot butter knife as a forth patent. But don't think that would sell.
Same idea but 3 different ways to patent your idea. He owns a sliver that would incorporate into a trading platform. Here's how many patents Robinhood owns. 14 patents