BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 17 days agoZynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit gamesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkZynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit gamesarstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregencha@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoIt expired recently https://patents.google.com/patent/US7072849B1/en
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoSo how is it that a patent from 1989 only expired in 2023?
minus-squaregencha@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoThere 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
It expired recently https://patents.google.com/patent/US7072849B1/en
So how is it that a patent from 1989 only expired in 2023?
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