Comment on Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games

• gencha@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It expired recently patents.google.com/patent/US7072849B1/en

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  • moody@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    So how is it that a patent from 1989 only expired in 2023?

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    • notgold@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I not going to pretend I understand patents but it looks like IBM just asked for an extension and got it

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    • gencha@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      There is a period between filing a patent and actually receiving it. Maybe you’ve seen the phrase “patent pending” before. That likely plays a role here, if I read this right

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