• GenEcon@lemm.eeEnglish
    151·
    1 年前

    Something doesn’t add up here since you can’t patent anything for decades.

    • jadero@mander.xyzEnglish
      10·
      1 年前

      I read that as:

      For decades, Nestle has been patenting milk proteins.

      They’ve been doing it for a long time, not somehow getting extra-long patents.

    • qyronEnglish
      4·
      1 年前

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

      Where was I unclear?

      • bort@feddit.deEnglish
        4·
        1 年前

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

        • qyronEnglish
          123·
          1 年前

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

          • Quereller@lemmy.oneEnglish
            91·
            1 年前

            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?

        • lad@programming.devEnglish
          6·
          1 年前

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