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Re:8,000,000 patents and nothing has changed by pwg on Wednesday August 17, 2011 @05:07AM (#2894636)
Maybe I'm missing something, but just what useful conclusion is the linked article attempting to draw by looking at the typesetting of patents over the years?

How does the typesetting of patents relate to anything meaningful other than how patents are typeset?

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Re:8,000,000 patents and nothing has changed by corin_ on Wednesday August 17, 2011 @05:14AM (#2894648)
I guess the implication is that if they haven't even made updates in formatting, that shows how slow-moving they are, and therefore the root of all patent-related problems.

Very shaky logic, but that's the best assumption I can make about it. Either that or this piece is actually written for typesetters rather than people on HN.

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