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Re:Blackbird's Patent Troll Suit Against Cloudflare Gets Pat... by mafuy on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:24AM (#16375031)
Not sure if I misunderstood, but patents do have a time window.
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Re:Blackbird's Patent Troll Suit Against Cloudflare Gets Pat... by dpark on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @11:39AM (#16377042)
I think the wish there is for a “use it or lose it” window.
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Re:Blackbird's Patent Troll Suit Against Cloudflare Gets Pat... by S_A_P on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:01PM (#16394877)
correct- Im thinking a time frame of up to 25% of the patent period is fair. In other words you shouldn't patent an idea, but something that is close to being "available"
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