*> The mechanism by which patents work, though, is by (temporarily) banning comp...

		shmerl on July 29, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US patent office rejects claims of Apple 'pinch to... > The mechanism by which patents work, though, is by (temporarily) banning competition. Yes, for valid cases, since patent is a limited monopoly. Thing is, software is an invalid case to begin with for a number of reasons, including patent thickets issue.