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[–] [email protected] 192 points 2 years ago (20 children)

Nestlé has been patenting human milk proteins for decades. To my understanding, this prevents other companies to add such molecules to baby formula, even if somehow methods to synthesize said molecules were developed.

That is a scary notion, a malevolous intent and a gross outcome.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

Where was I unclear?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

patents expire. so nestle shoudln't be able to "patenting human milk proteins for decades"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

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?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Patents can't be renewed. After expiring, they become public domain.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Maybe there is an Oxford comma? I understood what you meant

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