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Seems to me that less testing is necessary for an established product. Are there patents involved?
by dleslie 10y ago
Seems to me that less testing is necessary for an established product.
Are there patents involved?
- grandalf 10y agohttps://www.google.com/patents/US20050273054 https://www.google.com/patents/US20050273054
- maxerickson 10y agoSure, any company wishing to enter the market can use the expired patent as a reference.
- dleslie 10y agoIt looks like there's a minefield of patents granted post-1995[0]; and so which enjoy a 20-year term of protection. I can't see why any protection is necessary. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12344059 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12344059
- clavalle 10y agoEven if previous designs are followed, there are questions of materials and construction that need a significant amount of testing.