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VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 1 day agoThese things always happen because of how dumb software patents are. There’s no guarantee the lawsuit will stick, nor do I necessarily expect it to
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 20 hours ago
It’s even worse than that: the USPO abrogated their responsibility to evaluate patents for prior art and conflict with other patents to the courts.
So they just issue patents willy nilly and expect courts to decide which ones ‘win’.