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That works if it's actually possible to avoid infringing all overbroad patents. But the USPTO's bar for "novel and non-obvious" is so absurdly low that I don't
by prodigal_erik 17y ago
That works if it's actually possible to avoid infringing all overbroad patents. But the USPTO's bar for "novel and non-obvious" is so absurdly low that I don't believe we can assume they left us any gaps in the minefield.
- ynniv 17y agoTrue. Throughout the blog post and comments here, I never mentioned that I am not in favor of software patents, but I absolutely agree. That said, there is usually some way to weasel out of the shadow of a patent, and being sued for a smaller outrageous amount isn't as useful as not being sued at all.