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Patents provide intellectual property protection for algorithms and business processes. Many questions about patents are beyond the ability of a programmer to properly answer and are off-topic for the site. AskPatents.SE should be considered after reviewing their site guidelines.
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If you've shipped before the patent was granted and can show that your application was in development before the patent was requested, then your application is prior art and invalidates their patent. …
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