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Sadly, that's not how the patent system is setup in the US. It rewards companies who try to file as many patents as possible and see if they can get those patents granted. It falls on the USPTO to validate and grant those patents.

As the USPTO is underfunded and understaffed, a lot of possibly invalid patents are granted.



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