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KingliestWeevil t1_iwquczq wrote

Reply to comment by dontEatMyChurros in Boston Dynamics sues rival Ghost Robotics for allegedly copying its robot dog | Engadget by Gari_305

This sounds like when Apple patented "rounded corners" on a phone, and also "a pin pad that unlocks your phone when the number is successfully entered WITHOUT needing to press enter/ok"

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coder0xff t1_iwr8x4s wrote

My new favorite example is Netflix's patent on the "skip intro" feature.

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StarGaurdianBard t1_iwtoud8 wrote

If you look into it you'd see it's nothing alike lol. They have a legitimate case. And to be clear, we should want the people who said they would never turn their robodog into a weapon to gatekeep people who steal their patents so they can add guns to it and make a bunch of money.

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