• recked_wralph@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    We all hate Trump but I’m pretty sure tech industry patents have been fucked for a while.

    Like… Apple and Samsung sued each other over rounded corners nearly 10 years ago.

    The system has been and remains broken was the point I was trying to make with my rhetorical question.

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      3 hours ago

      Like… Apple and Samsung sued each other over rounded corners nearly 10 years ago.

      Everyone pause to let that sink in. If there’s a point where stupidity ought to be criminally punishable, I think we found it. Because unless the patent office staff can produce IQ tests proving they are actually that stupid, we should prosecute them for taking bribes.