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> do better examination of patents so that BS ones don't get issued

The patent in this case is 18 years old. Some claim things are stricter now, others don't.

> allow third-parties to invalidate patents by showing prior art to the patent office for a nominal fee

This is possible[1] and the article mentions cloudflare is doing it.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reexamination



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