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Strategies & Market Trends : Gorilla and King Portfolio Candidates
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To: Mr.Fun who wrote (3227)6/28/1999 9:49:00 PM
From: red jinn  Read Replies (2) of 54805
 
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i want to clarify Mr. Fun's statement that Q's patents only have about 12-13 years left b/c they're 4-5 years old and the "life" of a patent is 17 years. That's true for patents that are that old, i.e., have been issued that long, but, as of a couple of years ago, the life of a patent is now 20 years from the date it's filed, regardless how long it may take to "issue." in other words, regardless of the time between the date the inventor or his company files and the date the Patent Office issues the patent and notifies the world that the patent exists, the "life" of the patent is 20 years from the date of filing. so any new patents of Q - or anybody else - will be measured on the new basis. note, however, that a patent can't be enforced until after it has issued.

best, red jinn
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