• aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    It should be illegal to apply for patents with the express purpose of suing someone else over what is now prior art.

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      2 months ago

      This. You don’t “negotiate” with the Patent Office. The courts decide whether patent infringement has occurred. You “negotiate” with THEM.