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		bmitc on Oct 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Building a 42-inch E-Ink frame for genera... When do the patents end? They've been around for a while now.

Qwertious on Oct 12, 2023 [–]

E-Ink's original patents have already expired. What's more, there's already competing tech (DES/the cofferdam tech) that doesn't use their tech in the first place.

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