#17 GoPro Gets Lucky
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Chris and Megan discuss the prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 6,955,484, GoPro's patent covering their basic technology. The examiner who allowed that patent has a history of indicating "allowable subject matter" early in prosecution. Did GoPro make the right strategic decisions based on this examiner's history of permissiveness?
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