Chrisiztopher t1_jc65u1c wrote on March 14, 2023 at 9:50 AM 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 That's what I was thinking Permalink Parent 7
Chrisiztopher t1_jc65u1c 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
That's what I was thinking