BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoZynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit gamesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoSo how is it that a patent from 1989 only expired in 2023?
minus-squarenotgold@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI not going to pretend I understand patents but it looks like IBM just asked for an extension and got it
minus-squaregencha@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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
So how is it that a patent from 1989 only expired in 2023?
I not going to pretend I understand patents but it looks like IBM just asked for an extension and got it
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