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I'm not well versed with patents. So when this patent expires in 2028, can RED "renew" it or it will be available for everyone to use w/o paying RED anything?
by stoicjumbotron 4y ago
I'm not well versed with patents. So when this patent expires in 2028, can RED "renew" it or it will be available for everyone to use w/o paying RED anything?
- scrlk 4y agoYou can't renew a patent. Utility patents get a 20 year term, design patents get 15 years.
- sharken 4y agoWhen a patent can take up to four years to be granted, and two years in most cases, then the current model is not sufficient. Instead it ought to be a number of years from the day the patent is granted. For software that should be around 5 years, if we really need software patents.