• qyron@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Seems like I messed up carrying over thoughts over language barrier.

    Where was I unclear?

    • bort@feddit.deEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      patents expire. so nestle shoudln’t be able to “patenting human milk proteins for decades”

      • qyron@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        123·
        1 year ago

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

        • Quereller@lemmy.oneEnglish
          91·
          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?

        • nossaquesapaoEnglish
          7·
          1 year ago

          Patents can’t be renewed. After expiring, they become public domain.

      • lad@programming.devEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        For decades may as well be anything from 20 years up, afaik patents may live for 50 years so this seems to work fine