BrikoXM to [email protected]English • 2 months agoZynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit gamesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkZynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit gamesarstechnica.comBrikoXM to [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoIt expired recently https://patents.google.com/patent/US7072849B1/en
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoSo how is it that a patent from 1989 only expired in 2023?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoI not going to pretend I understand patents but it looks like IBM just asked for an extension and got it
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•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
It expired recently https://patents.google.com/patent/US7072849B1/en
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