BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day agoZynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit gamesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkZynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit gamesarstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoSo how is it that a patent from 1989 only expired in 2023?
minus-squarenotgold@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 hours agoI not going to pretend I understand patents but it looks like IBM just asked for an extension and got it
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