[Mesa-dev] Naked DXTn support via ARB_texture_compression?

[Petr Sebor]

On 20.3.2011 22:21, Patrick Baggett wrote:
> Offhand, anyone know when these patents expire?
>
> Patrick

If the following is right:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_patent_in_the_United_States

then given S3TC patent
http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=5956431&KC=&FT=E 
<http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=5956431&KC=&FT=E>
(filled on Oct 2. 1997)

... will expire on Oct 2. 2017 (+20 years from being filled)

So it is going to be here for quite some time.

Petr