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Dave 126 Silver badge

Re: Huh?

It apes the function, not the method. Patents are how something is achieved, not what is achieved.

Example: Most loudspeakers use a diaphragm and a moving coil to make sound. NXT made speakers that make sound, but hold patents on using piezoelectric panels to do so.

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