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Re:Marvin Pipkin, inventor of the frosted light bulb by SmellyGeekBoy on Sunday March 24, 2019 @08:12AM (#19475878)
I'm not sure what you're suggesting - that we only award patents in cases where clear evidence of hard work can be provided?
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Re:Marvin Pipkin, inventor of the frosted light bulb by benj111 on Sunday March 24, 2019 @09:18AM (#19476172)
That isn't what I was suggesting no.

But...

It is a fun thought experiment though. All those 'on a computer' patents become harder to justify. Whereas billions of dollars and man decades of effort to marginally improve a process becomes patentable.

I guess it would tend to reward actual 'research' and investment rather than dashing of a patent on some half formed idea.

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