[Mesa-dev] [PATCH mesa] docs: fix patent url

[Emil Velikov]

On 20 February 2018 at 17:35, Emil Velikov <emil.l.velikov at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 20 February 2018 at 17:20, Chuck Atkins <chuck.atkins at kitware.com> wrote:
>> FWIW, the patent should expire this June in which case it should no longer
>> be an issue.
>>
> I think you're confusing "application fill-in date" with "date patent
> issued". Former is in 1998, while latter in 2003.
> Exact dates and document numbers are below.
>
> Alternatively the USPTO website has a slightly cleaner, IMHO, information.
>
> * 1998-06-16  US09098041
> * 2003-11-18  US6650327B1
>
I stand corrected - according to wikipedia the usual 20 years, count
from the application filling date.
Seemingly that could be extended, but we have a couple of month to see that.

Thanks Chuck - seems like I had it wrong for years.
-Emil