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[–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

"The whole concept of a touchscreen device..." is something that prior fictional examples prove false. They did not come up with the concept, but they did implement a prior concept.

But that didn't come from a patent filing, that was my commentary on how they behaved. Patent filing language is much more precise for this reason.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Patents are about implementation, not concepts.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    exactly! That tablet you saw in Star Trek TNG is not an implementation, as it's not a real device.

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