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		upofadown on July 31, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon, Walmart, Ikea targeted in University of Ca... They invented the patent, not some sort of technology. The innovation here is entirely legal.

bdowling on July 31, 2019 [–]

Patents are only granted to inventors of new and non-obvious, eligible inventions. Those inventions are always some sort of technology.

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