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		Kranar 51 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An embarrassing failure of the US patent system: N... Being granted a patent does not make it enforceable. Prior art is a defense against patent litigation.

mort96 51 days ago [–]

People without infinitely deep wallets must assume that all granted patents are enforceable when threatened by Nintendo's legal team.

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