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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:38:09 -0600
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Subject: Re: [9fans] three sets of windows
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off-topic...

> How the hell is a shape patentable?

Easy.  Just like when I used to clip a playing card to a bicycle frame with a
clothespin to make noise.  This was apparently finally patented in 2000 --
Sound generating device for spoked wheel (US Patent 6039338 issued 03/21/2000)

I'm digging around the the Australian patent for the spoked wheel (which I
think came out in 2000).  Sorry I did not book mark it when I found it.

Or how about IBM's patent application for Outsourcing of Services (see
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/29/1734209)

There are some REALLY BAD patents out there...

  EBo --