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Re:A 32-year-old state senator is trying to get patent troll... by kutkloon7 on Sunday July 16, 2017 @07:12AM (#14781521)
From a legal point of view you are completely right.

Personally I find the whole idea of IP to be a little too strict. It is possible for me to come up with an idea completely independently and still get sued because someone got the same idea and decided to make it his IP.

Some big tech companies have the same strategy as patent trolls, and for some reason this is a much more widely accepted practice.

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Re:A 32-year-old state senator is trying to get patent troll... by DerekL on Sunday July 16, 2017 @05:10PM (#14784130)
How could this change to patent law work? Wouldn't everyone who wants to use a patent without paying just lie and claim that they came up with it independently? How would a court find out the truth?
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