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Even if they did, applying for a patent doesn't indicate that you have a valid patent, nor does it provide any protection whatsoever for patents that came befor
by corresation 13y ago
Even if they did, applying for a patent doesn't indicate that you have a valid patent, nor does it provide any protection whatsoever for patents that came before.
- Zikes 13y agoThe implication was that as part of the patent application process, one would normally seek out prior art.
- dublinben 13y agoAs others have pointed out in this thread, existing products already use this mechanism. It would be very difficult to patent something that was very obviously invented already.