- My previous startup's experience with patents was: if you want to, you can write a patent that weaves around areas covered by other patents. So, with enough e

- My previous startup's experience with patents was: if you want to, you can write a patent that weaves around areas covered by other patents. So, with enough effort, the answer is yes. - Please don't do this: gliffy does does for the free version, and it's really annoying. If you want, make it so that a popup comes up and makes you choose whether it should be public or not, or just leave it opt-in.