Z:gnu-www-ja-software-literary-patents--0ac308-If such a patent had existed i/en

If such a patent had existed in 1862 when Les Mis&eacute;rables was published, the novel would have conflicted with all three claims, since all these things happened to Jean Valjean in the novel. Victor Hugo could have been sued, and if sued, he would have lost. The novel could have been prohibited&mdash;in effect, censored&mdash;by the patent holder.