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Old 03-17-2009, 08:13 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
No, obvious things can not be patented. Neither can the combination of two existing things.
But "obvious" does appear to depend on a patent clerk's viewpoint, so in practice, that's not as reassuring as it should be...

Certainly, these days it appears that someone will have tried (and possibly suceeded) in patenting the most obvious things...
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