>> In any event, the patent expires in 60 days, so who cares? I'm not sure that's true. Patents used to be issued for 17 years from date of granting. Now they are 20 years from date of filing. So, under the current policy, it expires in 60 days. But, under the old policy, it has 6 more years. I'm certain that the old policy was in effect when the patent was filed. It may have still be in effect when it was granted.
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>> In any event, the patent expires in 60 days, so who cares? I'm not sure that's true. Patents used to be issued for 17 years from date of granting. Now they are 20 years from date of filing. So, under the current policy, it expires in 60 days. But, under the old policy, it has 6 more years. I'm certain that the old policy was in effect when the patent was filed. It may have still be in effect when it was granted.