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What is there to ‘patent’ there?
The patent office is screwed up beyond belief
It has long since become a stupid bureaucracy that stifles innovation.
I was in a meeting once with the companies resident patent expert - everything someone suggested prompted a response that “we need to patent that” ...
1) I think if you invent something new, you should be able to file the plans and get a time stamp - who ever is first wins.
2) If you submit a duplicate to something else then it is up to the first person to enforce his patent.
But a patent ‘search’ to see if someone invented the same thing is silly. There are millions of ideas to search for, and new ideas never get past the COST of this stupid process.
The two simple rules above would simplify everything.
Sneaky Koreans. Busted!
I’m sure Apple will survive especially when they “cribb” a bunch of other people’s ideas when they release their round version of the Apple watch.
It isnt like these things are really going anywhere anyway. But I have to admit after seeing both company’s watches for the first time at Best Buy last week, I can’t see how anyone wasted money on that Apple version at all.
This is patently absurd.
Next thing you know Tim Kook/Apple will claim they have a patent on shoes and sandals.