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So if you were writing a spreadsheet and you tried to find relevant patents by searching, you might have found a lot of patents. But you wouldn't have found this one until you told somebody, &ldquo;Oh, I'm working on a spreadsheet,&rdquo; and he said, &ldquo;Oh, did you know those other companies that are making spreadsheets are getting sued?&rdquo; Then you would have found out.