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> If said patents were filed and shelved for some time, they should hold no validity in court afterwards. That’s how it works right now. The “some time” is 20

• GFischer 10y ago
  Yes, you're right :) . I was thinking of a drastically shorter timeframe in case of non-enforced patents, and maybe to be determined by a judge or jury. Say a few years at most, or maybe varying according to the field (doesn't make the same sense for tech advancements to be accorded the same length of protection than medical ones, say.). Still, much wiser heads have written lots about this :)
  • ianai 10y ago
    I don't think the law can differentiate between medical/technical/etc patents to that fine a degree.