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The early automobile and airplane industries were full of all out patent wars. The airplane patents problem were only settled quickly by World War I and an act
by commieneko 15y ago
The early automobile and airplane industries were full of all out patent wars. The airplane patents problem were only settled quickly by World War I and an act of Congress.
Early 20th century patents only lasted, I believe, 17 years, so all those particular basic fights are long in the past. We're just living through the opening rounds of this battle.