Zynga plans to appeal and confirms no games will be affected.
I’m sure the patent made sense at the time, but it seems pretty generic now. Additionally, shouldn’t the patent have expired at this point? Why is it still being enforced?
That was my thoughts. Patents normally expire after 20 years, so how is a patent from the 80s still valid after nearly 40?
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