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AndyJPartridge on June 1, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lodsys Responds to Apple, Files Lawsuits Against A...

There must be prior art.

Telephone voting on the Eurovision song contest? Customer helpline numbers? Comment cards in restaurants?

Forgive me if I've missed something here.

Apple-Guy on June 1, 2011 [–]

Yup. The patent system is severely broken, especially their prior art research (or lack of).

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