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That was my thoughts. Patents normally expire after 20 years, so how is a patent from the 80s still valid after nearly 40?
It expired recently https://patents.google.com/patent/US7072849B1/en
So how is it that a patent from 1989 only expired in 2023?
I not going to pretend I understand patents but it looks like IBM just asked for an extension and got it
There is a period between filing a patent and actually receiving it. Maybe you've seen the phrase "patent pending" before. That likely plays a role here, if I read this right