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Originally Posted by 1454
Too bad WinMo or HTC didn't patent the "cut and paste" function. Stupid idiots and their iTurds. F--- apple. And screw patents. Patents are what hurt competition in general. Patents should not be longer than 2 years now anyway.
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Patents should not be 2 years..a patent is someone's invention and it allows you to benefit from your invention.
when you invent a device, usually it is in proto-type form and it takes 2 years just to get it out in public if lucky. If your patent did nto last a large company could just wait 2 years and rather then sharing hte profit from your invention run you out of business with money alone.
That said patents should not be put on stupid things..example..if a touch screen was invented and you add it to a mobile device and patent it..thats just dumb...There has to be a stricter limitations on the patent and of course patents should not be sold.