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spullara
on Aug 22, 2013
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We shouldn't allow patents on old X applied to new Y domain.
gfodor
on Aug 22, 2013
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You just gave a fairly abstract definition of "innovation."
walid
on Aug 22, 2013
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Nope, @spullara just gave a definition of prior art :|
gfodor
on Aug 23, 2013
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The point being the difference between "innovation" and "prior art" is a tricky one, since all innovation builds upon previous knowledge of some kind.
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