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People defending GooPhone and making stupid comments about Apple? I agree Patent system's kinda broken. But if this is real, is real stupidity and height of IP theft.

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How do you steal IP? Has someone broken into the patent office and rifled through the filing cabinets?

Technically it is possible to steal a copyright, by falsely claiming to be the owner. I presume you could do something similar with a patent.

It's not theft, they just found it on the floor and used it.

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