Thread: Apple v Samsung: Can Look and Feel Be Patented?
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Old 08-24-2012, 11:09 PM   #250
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Originally Posted by obsessed2 View Post
Apple could find it easier to defend its market position and LOFTY profit margins, while consumers may see a bit LESS choice and HIGHER prices—as fewer competitors court buyers with me-too models and pass along costs of damage awards in price their products.
The whole point of patents is to reduce competition and push up prices. So they're working as intended.

If all these patents had existed fifty years ago we'd be typing these messages on terminals connected to IBM mainframes.
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