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We are looking at another gold rush where the US patent office lets you patent absolutely anything I still remember a few of the previous ones, like ”A mundane
by nikanj 2y ago
We are looking at another gold rush where the US patent office lets you patent absolutely anything
I still remember a few of the previous ones, like ”A mundane everyday thing…on a computer!” and ”The same thing every company has been doing for decades…but over the internet!”
Be mentally prepared for a few decades of stifled innovation, as every perfectly-ordinary-thing-but-with-ai patent is suppressing the market
- vunderba 2y agoRemember when Apple patented a "ornamental design for a portable display device" and tried to sue Samsung? I'm sorry but the idea that you can patent a shape is just super depressing. https://consor.com/apple-patents-a-rectangle https://consor.com/apple-patents-a-rectangle