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That's because triviality isn't an issue in patents, non-obviousness and inventiveness is what's key, so it doesn't matter that the thing accomplished is trivial.


Because it seems I need to really spell it out, there are a lot of obvious and non-inventive patents being granted.


That's something that is certainly frequently asserted here but I've never seen any proof besides someone linking to one or two patents they don't like.




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