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s-phi-nl
on May 4, 2010
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Total victory for open source software in a patent...
Why wasn't the prior art discovered when the patent was granted?
CamperBob
on May 5, 2010
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Because the USPTO couldn't give a hoot. They face no negative consequences when they rubber-stamp a bogus patent application.
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