# Bad Patents

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-patents/217243>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [February 24, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-patents/217243 "2007-02-24T19:21:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-patents/217243/1 "2007-02-24T19:21:13Z")

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I am doing a research paper on software patents and would appreciate some help. I need an example of a bad patent on software. One that is undeserving or was put on an idea that was too general.