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pixl97
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On the use of a life (2020)
If you sell widgets for big bucks and someone invents a nearly free widget replacement that could interfere with your primary income.
XorNot
on July 5, 2022
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Point to one example of this happening. Since patent ownership is by definition public information, it should be easy to find an example. I'll wait.
cratermoon
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The forerunners of ExxonMobil patented technologies for electric cars and low emissions vehicles as early as 1963 [1]
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/may/20/oil-company...
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