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Re:A Sealed Garden That Was Watered Once in 53 Years (2017) by lagadu on Monday May 20, 2019 @04:36AM (#19958469)
The concept of IP didn't exist back then plus he did say the seeds were stolen.
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Re:A Sealed Garden That Was Watered Once in 53 Years (2017) by inflatableDodo on Monday May 20, 2019 @10:08AM (#19960429)
In 1848? It most certainly did. First modern patent is probably the system in Florence in the 1400's, but versions of the concept date back to 500BC. First US patent was 1790.
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