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Re:How broken is the USPTO: How is this a patent by gkoberger on Sunday August 12, 2018 @06:45PM (#17746892)
Sure, but it's not like patents actually prevent this. Larger companies can legally overpower a smaller company.
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Re:How broken is the USPTO: How is this a patent by pnw_hazor on Sunday August 12, 2018 @08:09PM (#17747197)
Not if you have some good patents on your core tech.

It can save you from IBM, et al, and encourage them to do a cross license deal.

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