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And even then, I could spend the rest of my life on digging holes and refilling them. I might have invested countless hours in such effort, but that does not g
by thirdtruck 14y ago
And even then, I could spend the rest of my life on digging holes and refilling them.
I might have invested countless hours in such effort, but that does not grant it any inherent value.
- bduerst 14y agoDid Ford try to infringe on your patent for hole digging?
- nitrogen 14y agoThe value of a patent is not in whether it is infringed, but whether it is both novel and non-obvious. Many software patents are neither, as evidenced by the recent spate of lawsuits over patents that largely amount to "regular expressions, but on a PHONE!!111."
- thirdtruck 14y agoIf my theoretical competitor wants to spend their time and resources on an inherently fruitless endeavor, all the more power to them.