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A comment on Paypal Patent Application: Expedited Virtual Currency Transaction System. Parent comment

Re:Paypal Patent Application: Expedited Virtual Currency Tra... by scottlocklin on Monday March 05, 2018 @07:24PM (#16525863)
Patents were originally invented to prevent knowledge loss due to trade secrets.
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Re:Paypal Patent Application: Expedited Virtual Currency Tra... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @04:31AM (#16527840)
If this is the justification for patents, what's the justification for simultaneously granting legal protection to trade secrets?
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