Our right to challenge junk patents is under threat

Re:Our right to challenge junk patents is under threat by thfuran on Monday June 05, 2023 @01:41PM (#36199996)

The term (in the US) wasn't originally that long. It was decided individually but not to exceed 14 years. That's long, but much more reasonable in a time when it could take months for just some basic roundtrip long-distance correspondence.

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Re:Our right to challenge junk patents is under threat by TylerE on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @02:31AM (#36208929)

I don't think you can just state that in good faith while ignoring how much harder/more expensive R&D is these days.

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Re:Our right to challenge junk patents is under threat by CogitoCogito on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @09:52AM (#36212769)

How much harder/more expensive is R&D these days?

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Re:Our right to challenge junk patents is under threat by thfuran on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @11:56PM (#36236986)

Is it harder by an amount that exceeds the amount by which the readily addressable market has expanded for most things?

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