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Re:Chinese company uses leaked photos to copy, patent iPhone... by devsatish on Friday September 07, 2012 @03:55AM (#4488049)
People defending GooPhone and making stupid comments about Apple? I agree Patent system's kinda broken. But if this is real, is real stupidity and height of IP theft.
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Re:Chinese company uses leaked photos to copy, patent iPhone... by yarrel on Friday September 07, 2012 @04:18AM (#4488098)
How do you steal IP? Has someone broken into the patent office and rifled through the filing cabinets?
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Re:Chinese company uses leaked photos to copy, patent iPhone... by regularfry on Friday September 07, 2012 @06:06AM (#4488372)
Technically it is possible to steal a copyright, by falsely claiming to be the owner. I presume you could do something similar with a patent.
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Re:Chinese company uses leaked photos to copy, patent iPhone... by LaRakel on Friday September 07, 2012 @05:31AM (#4488282)
It's not theft, they just found it on the floor and used it.
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