Posted by Oh yeah on March 15, 2003 at 00:25:14:
In Reply to: Re: Re: rhetoric posted by patent? on March 14, 2003 at 22:44:19:
Conn patented everything they could--they have patents that go back into the 1880's . A patent normally has a term of 20 years from the date of application (NOT of granting) and under very specific circumstances can sometimes be granted an extension.
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