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According to IV:

> Imagine an inventor out there — someone with a brilliant idea, a breakthrough. This inventor has a patent, but companies are stealing his idea. And this inventor doesn't have the money or legal savvy to stop them. That's where IV comes in. It buys this inventor's patent, and it makes sure that companies who are using the idea pay for it.

What a bunch of bullshit. They're not helping any inventors. Their overly broad "orange juice" patents make it impossible to do anything without violating one of them.



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