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Seems arbitrary and liable to abuse due to the patent office gonna call it obvious to deny you the patent because the officer's friend has a similar patent.
by throwawaymaths 3y ago
Seems arbitrary and liable to abuse due to the patent office gonna call it obvious to deny you the patent because the officer's friend has a similar patent.
- whatshisface 3y agoThe rule against a trivial invention already exists, but as you suggest, interpretation creates a huge amount of criticism for the patent system.