Comment on Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games
moody@lemmings.world 1 day agoThat was my thoughts. Patents normally expire after 20 years, so how is a patent from the 80s still valid after nearly 40?
Comment on Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games
moody@lemmings.world 1 day agoThat 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 23 hours ago
I not going to pretend I understand patents but it looks like IBM just asked for an extension and got it