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		streetcat1 on Jan 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I almost sold Baremetrics for $5M Have you tried to getting a patent? Does this help in any way?

marcofiset on Jan 10, 2020 [–]

A patent is only worth what you're willing to pay in legal fees to defend it.

A patent in and of itself doesn't prevent that from happening.

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