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		eru 47 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is legal the same as legitimate: AI reimplementati... Patents do to a small extent, maybe. But eg medical patents are a lot about protecting all the 'sweat' you put in, not so much the creativity.

bandrami 47 days ago [–]

You don't need a realization to receive a patent, just the drawing.

eru 46 days ago | [–]

I'm not quite so sure for medical patents.

I mean, why are patent trolls not getting patents for all compounds under the sun for all conceivable medical uses?

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