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Cybersex toy industry heats up as infamous “teledildonics” patent climaxes

on August 18, 2018

"Meanwhile, Daniel Nazer, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, also applauded the occasion.

"It's a classic example of how an overbroad patent can frustrate innovation," he emailed Ars. "To the extent the industry faces other challenges because of a stigma against sex tech or adult products, those will remain. But at least startups in the space won't immediately get sued.""

Date Published:08/18/2018
Original Publication:Ars Technica

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