Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 10 Apr 1998 20:00:33 -0700 (PDT) | From | George Bonser <> | Subject | Re: [offtopic] Re: CocaCola not really a secret |
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On Fri, 10 Apr 1998, David Schwartz wrote:
> >Anyone else find it strange that patent lenghts are becoming longer > >lasting, even though tech is moving faster?
One other reson might be how long we are living. When patent laws were first written, their term was a significant percentage of a person's lifetime. As out lifespans increase due to better nutrition and medical discoveries it is natural that the spans of things such as patents would grow.
Example: In 1800 what percentage of patent holders were alive to see it expire and what is that percentage today?
George Bonser
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