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One cannot (or at least, one is not supposed to be able to) patent someone else's invention.
by ssl-3 1y ago
One cannot (or at least, one is not supposed to be able to) patent someone else's invention.
- privatelypublic 1y agoYou theoretically have a year before you even have to apply- but patents are expressly "first to file."
- oasisaimlessly 1y agoPublic use of an idea still prevents someone else from patenting it.
- privatelypublic 1y agoSounds like You're conflating sale of a product prior to filing with "prior art"