How have the Camelbak and Ahead-set patents run out but not the Horst Link (FSR)? Anyone know when that will run out? Do all patents die eventually or can one be re-issued indefinitely?
Patent Life?
- Thread starter Lelandjt
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I believe all are for 18 years...
just my e-speculation though. that could be for medications only.
just my e-speculation though. that could be for medications only.
its 14 or 20 years but you can "maintain" your patent
http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/patents.jsp
http://www.inventionstatistics.com/Patent_Protection_Time_Periods.html
http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/patents.jsp
http://www.inventionstatistics.com/Patent_Protection_Time_Periods.html
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Bud i think you will get a whole load of different answers on here. Best bet is to ask the patent dudes! 
Pretty sure 2012 for FSR
Really? I always thought it was older than that.
You know what, I think I'm wrong. 2014'ish I think is more around the time it expires. 60+ hour 5 day work weeks will do that
As an interesting side note, U.S. patents have now changed to a first to file system. There's a series of articles about it here:
http://tacticalip.com/author/nyman
http://tacticalip.com/author/nyman
I think the best person to talk to about this is BradFlyn, shoot him a PM, he works in the patent office.
Meh. I was just curious why this patent is still in effect when the Camelbak and Ahead-set patents (those things came on the scene a few years later) aren't. Specialized is such a sue-happy company it'll be nice to see them lose their grip on a patent that wasn't originally theirs anyway. Remember we used to call it the Horst Link and it first appeared on Amp bikes?
1: They bought it - therefore it is theirs now.
2: They still call it a Horst link, so yeah i remember that (and i do remember the AMP days)
3: SBC have done more with the ideas generated from that pivot than AMP ever imagined
4: They have tweaked the patent to make it more relevant, that's probably how it is still going.
well played