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DavoTB t1_jc7m1w7 wrote

Reply to comment by WolfPaw_90 in TIL If Coca-Cola's inventor had decided to file a patent application in 1892 instead of keeping the recipe a secret, patent protection would have expired long before Pepsi ever came onto the market in 1965. Patent protection lasts 20 years at most. Trade secrets can last forever. by ethereal3xp

Wondering what the 1965 date in the post is referring to now?

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Jameschoral t1_jc7re7x wrote

1965 was when Pepsi-Cola Company merged with Frito Lay and formed PepsiCo Inc. Pepsi-Cola was first formulated in 1898 by Caleb Bradham.

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