Re: Intermittent Wiper Inventor Dies

James Arthur <dagmargoodboat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A famous example of how ridiculous the patent system is. Like anyone who
has driven in light rain for more than 30 minutes didn't independently
invent an intermittent wiper.

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That statement's a famous example of not understanding patents.

Ideas aren't patentable, only the process or machine that implements
them is. Then you have to teach the rest of the world how you did
it. And you have to be the first.

And this makes the patent system not ridiculous?

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