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		colejohnson66 on Jan 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CalTech wins $1.1B jury verdict in patent case aga... You’re twisting the GP’s comment. They never said you should be able to sit on it; They said, if you invent it, you should get something. If it’s invented by two different people with no relation or knowledge of each other, the winner takes all approach is wrong. > Why on Earth am I owed any money for their work? And what about when ABC Corp steals Mr. Independent Inventor’s idea and makes millions on it? How is that fair?

loeg on Jan 31, 2020 [–]

> If it’s invented by two different people with no relation or knowledge of each other, the winner takes all approach is wrong.

Unfortunately, the US patent system is winner take all; i.e., wrong.

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