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by markokocic 5289 days ago
Why nobody opposed this? I see comments that this "invention" is obvious, yet nobody opposed it when Apple applied for it.

Isn't it more effective to prevent Apple from getting this patent in the first place than to wait for it to sue somebody over this patent and then battle it at court?
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philf 5289 days ago
You can't oppose a patent application unless you work in the patent office.
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markokocic 5289 days ago
Yes you can[1], and you should if that patent affects your business.

The whole point of public patent application is that the competitors have time to oppose it if there's no reason for that patent to be granted.

And that's what a lot of non-tech companies are already doing.

[1]http://www.fishiplaw.com/faqs/cat/opposing-patents/36/

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