• qyron@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Patents can be renewed, to my knowledge, and “for decades” as in “since the 90s”.

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      1 year ago

      Usually, patents have a lifetime for 20 years. Maybe you get an extension for 5 years. From were do you have the info that patents can be renewed?