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Re:USPTO invalidates Apple's "rubber-banding" patent asserte... by makomk on Tuesday October 23, 2012 @02:10PM (#4689342)
There's actually an option 4: publish the invention but don't patent it, so that you have a strong claim of prior art if someone tries to sue you after patenting it themselves.
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