Comment on Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games
MossyFeathers@pawb.social 1 day agoI’m sure the patent made sense at the time, but it seems pretty generic now. Additionally, shouldn’t the patent have expired at this point? Why is it still being enforced?
moody@lemmings.world 1 day ago
That was my thoughts. Patents normally expire after 20 years, so how is a patent from the 80s still valid after nearly 40?
gencha@lemm.ee 1 day ago
It expired recently patents.google.com/patent/US7072849B1/en
moody@lemmings.world 1 day ago
So how is it that a patent from 1989 only expired in 2023?
notgold@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I not going to pretend I understand patents but it looks like IBM just asked for an extension and got it