Because they hand patents out for anything especially under the Trump patent office. If I remember correctly they don’t do any prior art review any more. You practically just have to apply for a patent. They’re cutting reviewers and it’s going to cost billions in lawsuits to undo the patents they should never have handed out.
recked_wralph@lemmy.world 3 days ago
We all hate Trump but I’m pretty sure tech industry patents have been fucked for a while.
Like… Apple and Samsung sued each other over rounded corners nearly 10 years ago.
The system has been and remains broken was the point I was trying to make with my rhetorical question.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Everyone pause to let that sink in. If there’s a point where stupidity ought to be criminally punishable, I think we found it. Because no one is actually that stupid, they all just took bribes.