For Software, Cracks in the Patent System - Interactive Feature - NYTimes
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During a patent lawsuit, judges and juries sometimes turn to a patent’s path through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to be sure that it was new, useful and not obvious at the time it was invented. A look at the history of three Apple patents involved in recent lawsuits shows some of the challenges faced by the patent office.
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