John: But what is prior-art? Emily: You’re quite perceptive. Here, look at this, have you played Monopoly? Emily: “Monopoly” Was Based on a Game Patented 30 Years Earlier. According to Hasbro, a salesman named Charles Darrow invented Monopoly on his own during the Great Depression. In fact, the world’s most popular display of capitalism was actually an anti-capitalist game...
The Patent Parley
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