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Re:Gnome patent troll stripped of patent rights by raverbashing on Thursday April 28, 2022 @04:15PM (#31197650)
Seems like the patent office will sign everything that stands still for a certain time, regardless of their merits
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Re:Gnome patent troll stripped of patent rights by acomjean on Thursday April 28, 2022 @04:43PM (#31197968)
Why wouldn't they? They make their moneyy from Patent Fees. If they stopped granting Patents their revenue stream dries up. They have no incentive not to approve patents.

I'm wondering why companies don't sue the Patent office when the patent used against them is invalidated (often some companies are still paying fees because they settled. )

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Re:Gnome patent troll stripped of patent rights by mcv on Friday April 29, 2022 @06:03AM (#31203340)
> Why wouldn't they?

Because they shouldn't be about making money. They should be about encouraging innovation.

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