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		lodovic on June 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Qualcomm shook down the cell phone industry for al... This would enable major players to stall you for five years (mainly with lawsuits) and wait until your patent has expired. Five years is just too short.

rektide on June 2, 2022 [–]

Meh I doubt it. Five years is a long time.

If it's going to be longer, patents need mandatory needs Fair Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory licensing.

20 years is insane, even with FRAND.

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