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VIA Wants iPad, iPhone Banned in USA
AceHigh:
I am waiting for the day when someone patents colour "blue".
surdumil:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on September 26, 2011, 08:55:13 PM ---I am waiting for the day when someone patents colour "blue".
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Exactly.
The prime failure of the patent system is that the bar is set so low for patentability that the system has become useless, except for lawyers, of course.
The patent system, as it exists right now, is a total failure.
It's so far away from pie in the sky "oh, it protects the inventor's interests" that it's hilarious.
Oo! Oo! Lookit! I patented my new cold fusion process!
Big deal. My aunt Harriet patented her latest stool sample. It was an inspired invention.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/burnette/why-software-patents-are-a-joke-literally/2039
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on September 26, 2011, 08:55:13 PM ---I am waiting for the day when someone patents colour "blue".
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I almost believe such a thing has already occurred. Why do I say this? Try having fun with the color naming scheme of different car companies.
I heard Donald Trump owns a patent (or something similar) for the phrase, "You're fired."
Freedom Kira:
I remember a story about someone patenting the wheel just for fun.
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