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_aavaa_last Tuesday at 5:49 PM2 repliesview on HN

If Nintendo can patent game mechanics despite prior art, anything’s possible.


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Zaklast Tuesday at 5:53 PM

I'm sure a number of things are terribly wrong with the patent system. Amazon's one-click patent is another that comes to mind. Patents are for how, and the how there is "store the default payment and shipping info in a database".

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IAmBroomlast Tuesday at 9:42 PM

There's prior art (centuries old!) on Mickey Mouse's head.