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Re: Show HN: Retro Patents – Tech patents turned into art

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Post by elmarschraml »

Unrelated to the site, but about the patents: How can a specific games console, like the Nintendo 64, be patented?

The name of the product, and maybe some brand-specific design elements, is a registered brand, sure. But a patent is for an invention, and it's not like a specific games console is a new invention - just a variant on the existing invention "games console"?

Re: Show HN: Retro Patents – Tech patents turned into art

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Post by duskwuff »

elmarschraml wrote: post #42

Unrelated to the site, but about the patents: How can a specific games console, like the Nintendo 64, be patented? The name of the product, and maybe some brand-specific design elements, is a registered brand, sure. But a patent is for an invention, and it's not like a specific games console is a new invention - just a variant on the existing invention "games console"?

Most of these are design patents. They cover the physical form of the console -- not its function.

Re: Show HN: Retro Patents – Tech patents turned into art

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Post by projectileboy »

habosa wrote: post #17

I'd love these with one change: drop the text at the bottom! It would be so much more fun to just have the schematic and make my guests have to guess what the patent is for. More of a conversation piece that way.

I partially agree. I could live with the text, but the design is a little off. Text is a bit too big, and the font is not quite right.

Re: Show HN: Retro Patents – Tech patents turned into art

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Post by GuiA »

chrisfosterelli wrote: post #38
GuiA wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Our society encourages most people to be lazy & unimaginative, who then would rather pay a bit more money to get something readymade than go through all the steps you outlined. Same reason why all those recurring subscription cooking ingredient boxes are so popular. This is wonderful, because if it weren't the case it'd be much harder to start a business. So congrats to the founders of that website on capturing money…

Do you drive all the way to the farm to get your groceries? Or do you get them at a grocery store? Convenience adds value.

I grow them in my yard.
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