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**CreativeAcrobate** · 12-22-2007, 10:03 AM

Don't jump to conclusions. A patent filing, in and of itself, is meaningless. In addition most patents never really get used anyway. Companies like Microsoft generate volumes of patents annually just to lock in potentially valuable IP. If it could come in handy or profitable, then it's patented.

12-22-2007, 10:03 AM	#14
CreativeAcrobate Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 407 Senior Member	Don't jump to conclusions. A patent filing, in and of itself, is meaningless. In addition most patents never really get used anyway. Companies like Microsoft generate volumes of patents annually just to lock in potentially valuable IP. If it could come in handy or profitable, then it's patented.
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