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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

PaTeNtS pRoMoTe InNoVaTiOn

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

If this was patented in 1985, that patent would have expired in 2005 so I’m not really sure what you’re on about. This whole thing screams “VC scam” to me so I haven’t bothered looking into the actual patents, but I’m sure there’s more to it than just “person sat on a patent for 20 years”.