Patent # 6,630,507 is one example of that.
I know...
Here are more examples for those who dont wish to look this shit up themselves with links...
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20130006182 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS
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Dont even get me started on "plant breeders rights".... patenting life forms should be illegal.
Assholes are trying to "own" everything...
This shit is not going to get any better for those of you who try to follow the ever-changing laws that are not in our benefit.
Go check your municipal codes... how many of you live where ALL HID lights must be outdoors and mounted in a specific enclosure no less than 10' from the ground?
You're probably already unlawful.