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https://www.osnews.com/story/24954/us-patent-expiration-for-mp3-mpeg-2-h264/ https://www.osnews.com/story/24954/us-patent-expiration-for-... > H.264 is a newer
by est31 6y ago
https://www.osnews.com/story/24954/us-patent-expiration-for-mp3-mpeg-2-h264/ https://www.osnews.com/story/24954/us-patent-expiration-for-...
> H.264 is a newer video codec. The standard first came out in 2003, but continues to evolve. An automatically generated patent expiration list is available at H.264 Patent List based on the MPEG-LA patent list. The last expiration is US 7826532 on 29 nov 2027 ( note that 7835443 is divisional, but the automated program missed that). US 7826532 was first filed in 05 sep 2003 and has an impressive 1546 day extension. It will be a while before H.264 is patent free.
The automatically generated list that this quote talks about also lists US 7835443, which expires in 2028...
- hedora 6y agoSurely the publication of the standard 17 years ago constitutes public disclosure and/or prior work. Using extensions to increase the working lifespan of a patent to 25 years (as done here, apparently) really shouldn’t be allowed. It’s one thing if the work is under development during filing or something, but we’re talking about an openly published standardized technology. Patent lifespan should be limited to the minimum of 17 years from filing (or maybe grant date), and 17 years from publication/commercialization.
- grishka 6y agoPatent term should vary based on the field. In IT, let it be like 5 years. Maybe less. 20 feels like an eternity. And no extensions, ever. If you missed, well, congratulations, you failed, now someone else will implement it and make the world better anyway.