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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months ago

Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games

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Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months ago

Zynga plans to appeal and confirms no games will be affected.

Zynga plans to appeal and confirms no games will be affected.

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It expired recently https://patents.google.com/patent/US7072849B1/en
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  So how is it that a patent from 1989 only expired in 2023?
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    I not going to pretend I understand patents but it looks like IBM just asked for an extension and got it

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