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If I understand correctly this patent is only active in the USA. Anki is based on SuperMemo-2 and they freely admit it. SuperMemo (based in Poland) has pretty l
by joshvm 7y ago
If I understand correctly this patent is only active in the USA. Anki is based on SuperMemo-2 and they freely admit it. SuperMemo (based in Poland) has pretty liberal licensing:
https://www.supermemo.com/en/blog/licensing-and-copyrighting-of-supermemo-algorithms https://www.supermemo.com/en/blog/licensing-and-copyrighting...
I can't see this patent holding up unless it's for a very specific flashcard system. There is prior art on flashcards going back to the 19th century.
- amelius 7y agoOnce a patent is granted, it is very hard to fight the patent using prior art as evidence.