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This is a 1994 patent. Looks like it should be expiring in Nov. Better hurry up with that suit, patent troll!
by phil 14y ago
This is a 1994 patent. Looks like it should be expiring in Nov. Better hurry up with that suit, patent troll!
- dctoedt 14y agoNovember 9 does in fact appear to be the expiration date, that is, 20 years after the first filing date [1, 2]. The patent owner can still sue for damages for pre-expiration infringement, going back six years (which is the statute of limitations). But damages for infringement won't continue to accrue after expiration. In addition, any injunction against infringement would expire automatically with the patent. [1] http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/5345551 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sec... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_patent_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_patent_in_the_United_St...