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Re:What would happen if you could patent ideas? Would we se... by Elfan on Thursday March 08, 2007 @11:34PM (#3058)
This sounds a lot like a business method patent, which is generally considered a very bad idea.

A startup that faces no competition for 14 years isn't going to be a worthwhile one anyway.

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