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minus-squareqyron@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoSeems like I messed up carrying over thoughts over language barrier. Where was I unclear?
minus-squarebort@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agopatents expire. so nestle shoudln’t be able to “patenting human milk proteins for decades”
minus-squareqyron@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoPatents can be renewed, to my knowledge, and “for decades” as in “since the 90s”.
minus-squarenossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoPatents can’t be renewed. After expiring, they become public domain.
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoFor decades may as well be anything from 20 years up, afaik patents may live for 50 years so this seems to work fine
minus-squarebitwolflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoMaybe there is an Oxford comma? I understood what you meant
Seems like I messed up carrying over thoughts over language barrier.
Where was I unclear?
patents expire. so nestle shoudln’t be able to “patenting human milk proteins for decades”
Patents can be renewed, to my knowledge, and “for decades” as in “since the 90s”.
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Patents can’t be renewed. After expiring, they become public domain.
For decades may as well be anything from 20 years up, afaik patents may live for 50 years so this seems to work fine
Maybe there is an Oxford comma? I understood what you meant