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Re:No last-minute reprieve, US ban on some Apple Watch sales... by jocaal on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @04:14PM (#38776129)
> ...giving nothing in return

Patent law is there, because creating original work is costly and can take years in engineering and scientific fields. The patents are there to give a time-window for the people who made the investments to make their money back and get some return on their investment.

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