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Why not hold the patent filers liable and have them paid damages for their struck down patents? Why blame the examiners? Blame the source of the problem.


It is the examiners who allow patents through. I would go so far as to argue that just because I ask for something, from the public, via the government, I shouldn't just get it. It is the responsibity of the examiners to deny a non-deserving ask.


Liability is the antithesis of American business. (The act of incorporating is in part a shield against accountability and liability.)




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