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And after this act comes out, who do you expect to have their patents removed for 'being a dick', would it be the people with cheap lawyers, or perhaps the people with lots of expensive lawyers?

Also, this issue is endemic to the whole disabilities industry. If someone has a specific deformity and needs something shaped to that deformity, then that is a patent right there, covering everyone with a similar deformity who needs that functionality. And for some reason this logic doesn't fail the obviousness test.




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