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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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