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[-] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 12 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

But if she had had the money for a proper patent lawyer, she could have filed a patent for a sufficiently-changed or better-specified version that would have protected it. Even in cases of patent law, many corporations have managed to hold onto their patents with death grips despite their expiry (Nintendo comes to mind).

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