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Stupid Patent of the Day, pt II

October 8, 2004 - 2:57pm — djfiander

This is actually probably the last SPotD for a while, but there you go.

Method of swinging on a swing

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October 8, 2004 - 3:59pm — nbruce (not verified)

The swing

What kid doesn't know how to swing sideways? You have made an amazing contribution to our knowledge about patents.

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October 8, 2004 - 6:10pm — birdie

Re:The swing

yeah, and definitely more fun than the combover

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October 8, 2004 - 8:12pm — djfiander

Re:The swing

Well, it's been suggested that the "Method for swinging on a swing" patent, granted to a child who has a patent attorney for a parent, was primarily intended to demonstrate the problems with the US patent system.

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