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Third time's a harm? Microsoft tries to get twice-rejected encoding patent past skeptical examiners

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Re: Just when many were thinking...

The USPTO collects more fees for continued prosecution than it does for allowance. (But until recently, they were not even allowed to keep the money.)

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