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By: Dale Dietrich

Posted on November 10, 2005March 17, 2008 by Dale Dietrich

Expired Nintendo Patents Do Not Necessarily Mean Expired Protection

While Certain NES patents have expired, others have not. Expired patents do not negated copyright, trade-mark and trade secret protections.

Source: GamaSutra Feature

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