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0 pointstptacek13y ago0 comments

Hasn't that always been the case? That's why when people start asserting bad patents, the Internet lights up with quests to find prior art to invalidate the patent.

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astrodust13y ago

Usually this is after the patent has been issued which is very difficult to unravel.

Plus even if there is prior art, the entity applying for the patent could assert their "invention" came prior to the prior art.

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0 pointstptacek13y ago0 comments

Hasn't that always been the case? That's why when people start asserting bad patents, the Internet lights up with quests to find prior art to invalidate the patent.

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astrodust13y ago

Usually this is after the patent has been issued which is very difficult to unravel.

Plus even if there is prior art, the entity applying for the patent could assert their "invention" came prior to the prior art.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse