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I vaguely recall some guy in Australia took out a patent on the wheel a couple of years back as part of a crusade to show how broken the patent system was. htt
by krylon 8y ago
I vaguely recall some guy in Australia took out a patent on the wheel a couple of years back as part of a crusade to show how broken the patent system was.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn965-wheel-patented-in-australia/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn965-wheel-patented-in...
- anticensor 8y agoIt is an innovation (i.e. minor) patent, though, not utility (i.e. invention needed) patent. Some patent offices have this kind of patent and it usually has less protection and easier application than utility patents.