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0 pointsthrowawayReply9y ago0 comments

Remember patents don't patent ideas.

What is patented is not "a paper bag", but their particular method for constructing a paper bag.

Is their method obvious? Perhaps not.

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Actually, patents do precisely claim commercial monopolies over ideas.

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