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Re:IBM sues Airbnb for patent royalties by freejazz on Thursday March 12, 2020 @02:13PM (#22559860)
I'd love to see a patent as you describe that has not been found invalid in a PTAB or Art. III court proceeding
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Re:IBM sues Airbnb for patent royalties by Morpholemew on Thursday March 12, 2020 @06:28PM (#22562602)
"Battery powered coffee grinder" but worse: "battery powered drill, but with Li instead of NiMH" Milwaukee Tool v. Snap On (lots of commentary, here's one example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9CLvU5-FRo )

On the software side, AFAIK the infamous "One Click" patent was never held up in court, but companies had to spend significant money defending against lawsuits based on it (and therefore the only possible victory was pyrrhic).

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Re:IBM sues Airbnb for patent royalties by jbay808 on Thursday March 12, 2020 @03:39PM (#22560889)
When did I say I'm describing a patent? In fact I specifically said that category of new product is usually not patentable. I'm responding to the below claim:

> most new technology is just software

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