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minus-square GenEcon ( @GenEcon@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglish12•10 months agoSomething doesn’t add up here since you can’t patent anything for decades.
minus-square jadero ( @jadero@mander.xyz ) linkfedilinkEnglish10•10 months agoI read that as: For decades, Nestle has been patenting milk proteins. They’ve been doing it for a long time, not somehow getting extra-long patents.
minus-square qyron ( @qyron@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoSeems like I messed up carrying over thoughts over language barrier. Where was I unclear?
minus-square bort ( @bort@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agopatents expire. so nestle shoudln’t be able to “patenting human milk proteins for decades”
minus-square qyron ( @qyron@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilinkEnglish9•10 months agoPatents can be renewed, to my knowledge, and “for decades” as in “since the 90s”.
minus-square nossaquesapao ( @nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br ) linkfedilinkEnglish7•10 months agoPatents can’t be renewed. After expiring, they become public domain.
minus-square Quereller ( @Quereller@lemmy.one ) linkfedilinkEnglish6•10 months agoUsually, 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?
minus-square lad ( @sukhmel@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkEnglish5•10 months 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-square bitwolf ( @bitwolf@lemmy.one ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoMaybe there is an Oxford comma? I understood what you meant
Something doesn’t add up here since you can’t patent anything for decades.
I read that as:
For decades, Nestle has been patenting milk proteins.
They’ve been doing it for a long time, not somehow getting extra-long patents.
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”.
Patents can’t be renewed. After expiring, they become public domain.
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?
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