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Re:Advice needed: "friend" stole my idea...what to do? by Shepherd on Thursday April 26, 2007 @01:51PM (#17082)
In order to stealyour idea you first must have owned it. Thing is, ideas cannot be owned, patnents (processes) can. In conclusion, no one stole a thing from you.
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Re:Advice needed: "friend" stole my idea...what to do? by ralph on Friday April 27, 2007 @07:07AM (#17361)
Process patents won't help if someone who is in a sane country where such daft ideas aren't countenanced wants to copy the idea.
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