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Originally posted by Zorgman
If they have had the patent since 1990, why is it just NOW that they tell us about it. I didn't know it was a patent and im sure others didn't either. So why have they let us use it knowing that it's braking their patent. Thats the part I don't understand.
Anyone willing to clear that up for me?
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acacia bought a company that had that patent "lying around" since 1991. Since people can oppose to this patent within 10 years, acacia cunningly waited out this period probably so they would stand a better change to hold it up. They are smart allright.