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> The ArsTechnica piece says the judge ruled the patent invalid. I assume that overrides the USPTO? Correct. If the USPTO or the Federal Court invalidates it,

> The ArsTechnica piece says the judge ruled the patent invalid. I assume that overrides the USPTO? Correct. If the USPTO or the Federal Court invalidates it, it is invalid and stays that way. http://www.uspto.gov/patents-maintaining-patent/patent-litigation/about-patents http://www.uspto.gov/patents-maintaining-patent/patent-litig... > In general, patents can stay in force for up to 20 years from the time of filing although the actual length of a patent’s life can vary depending on a variety of factors. More information about patent term, and an explanation of how to estimate whether a patent has expired, is available on the Patent Term Calculator webpage. Also, note that the claims of a patent can be invalidated by federal courts and/or the USPTO only prior to their expiration date.

baldfat 11y ago
Wish we could do this for extending Copyrights so that Disney gets their Golden Ticket for Mickey Mouse and everything else gets to be Public Domain. Make it cost $20,000,000 to file the motion, a million to every Senator's campaign fund and $25,000 for every Representative and $2,000,000 for the Chairman of every committee. That way it is just upfront who wins a special copyright extension and everyone else get's Anne Frank's Diary, the rest of Sherlock Holmes and the Autobiography of Malcolm X.
- herge 11y ago
  What does patent law have to do with Mickey Mouse?
  - eloff 11y ago
    Why is this downvoted? Copyright and patents are two completely separate things.
    - baldfat 11y ago
      Yes that is 100% why I said I wish this could be done for COPYRIGHTS. Guess this is the new Hacker News read a portion and then down vote. (This will get down voted by at least two people. If there was no Disney there would be now Copyright Extensions where we have No Public Domain works entering the US system for the last 30 years. http://artlawjournal.com/mickey-mouse-keeps-changing-copyright-law/ http://artlawjournal.com/mickey-mouse-keeps-changing-copyrig...
  - baldfat 11y ago
    > Wish we could do this for extending Copyrights so that Disney I am saying I wish a court could just make rulings on copyrights. http://artlawjournal.com/mickey-mouse-keeps-changing-copyright-law/ http://artlawjournal.com/mickey-mouse-keeps-changing-copyrig...

baldfat 11y ago

Wish we could do this for extending Copyrights so that Disney gets their Golden Ticket for Mickey Mouse and everything else gets to be Public Domain. Make it cost $20,000,000 to file the motion, a million to every Senator's campaign fund and $25,000 for every Representative and $2,000,000 for the Chairman of every committee. That way it is just upfront who wins a special copyright extension and everyone else get's Anne Frank's Diary, the rest of Sherlock Holmes and the Autobiography of Malcolm X.

herge 11y ago
What does patent law have to do with Mickey Mouse?
- eloff 11y ago
  Why is this downvoted? Copyright and patents are two completely separate things.
  - baldfat 11y ago
    Yes that is 100% why I said I wish this could be done for COPYRIGHTS. Guess this is the new Hacker News read a portion and then down vote. (This will get down voted by at least two people. If there was no Disney there would be now Copyright Extensions where we have No Public Domain works entering the US system for the last 30 years. http://artlawjournal.com/mickey-mouse-keeps-changing-copyright-law/ http://artlawjournal.com/mickey-mouse-keeps-changing-copyrig...
- baldfat 11y ago
  > Wish we could do this for extending Copyrights so that Disney I am saying I wish a court could just make rulings on copyrights. http://artlawjournal.com/mickey-mouse-keeps-changing-copyright-law/ http://artlawjournal.com/mickey-mouse-keeps-changing-copyrig...