Hypothetically, what if I own a cell phone that was stolen (or 100 of them, stolen from my store)? Could I not get the location info from that phone (or those 100) without a warrant because they are my property? (I know the answer; I can.)
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What if a third party owns the phone?
Hypothetically, what if I own a cell phone that was stolen (or 100 of them, stolen from my store)? Could I not get the location info from that phone (or those 100) without a warrant because they are my property? (I know the answer; I can.)
Prior Art
Show prior art, or use of the invention/service/etc. by others prior to the patent, can invalidate it. It does, however, cost time and money to do so.
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