
Consider a Spherical Patent: IP and Patenting in Technology Business
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surely some improvement patents that read on (i.e., would infringe if the claim
were actually practiced) the core patents in this densely packed IP space. is is
the case for almost every IP space.
Many patentable improvements are built atop existing patented inventions and,
to be implemented, require use of the core invention. Imagine, for example, that
someone invents an apparatus for polishing a widget with a laser and that the
polishing takes an hour to complete. Now imagine that someone else comes
along with an improvement to the apparatus that adds a complex arrangement ...