Today Symbol Technologies -- the company that revived the doctrine of prosecution laches to bring down Lemelson's patents -- received U.S. Patent No. 7,738,865. On the surface, it appears that this patent, like a few of the Army's described in earlier posts, expired long before it issued. But did it?
You tell me. When does/did this patent expire?
Hint #1: you will probably have to argue your position using case law.
Winner gets the bottle of Costco ibuprofen sitting in my desk drawer, expired 1/06. (And to you pharma folks -- is there really a harm in my still taking them?)
A more complete discussion will follow.
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