Patent Inquiries

This cluster features comments repeatedly asking if the discussed idea, technology, or product is patented, requesting links to specific patents, and expressing skepticism or surprise about patent coverage.

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Sample Comments

chris_wot Apr 26, 2016 View on HN

Have they got a patent on this?

PaulHoule Feb 4, 2021 View on HN

There's a patent on that one.

olliej Apr 9, 2019 View on HN

Careful they probably patented it :D

return0 Jun 15, 2013 View on HN

Have they got any patents on this?

distantsounds Sep 14, 2022 View on HN

there might be a patent around it, unfortunately.

paulryanrogers Jun 7, 2022 View on HN

Could there be a patent involved?

michaelneale Apr 10, 2008 View on HN

Someone just has to have a patent of that ;)

forgottenacc56 Aug 18, 2016 View on HN

If its patented then tell us what it is.

rijoja Apr 17, 2021 View on HN

Do you meant that this is patented?

m_eiman Jan 20, 2011 View on HN

You don't happen to have a link to that patent?