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Re:Modern jet engine turbines: each blade a single crystal (... by applied_heat on Monday May 04, 2026 @03:23AM (#48005673)
Patents expire

Patents are difficult to enforce internationally

Where would coke be if the recipe was patented instead of trade secret ?

Re:Modern jet engine turbines: each blade a single crystal (... by chii on Monday May 04, 2026 @10:00PM (#48017246)
While your point is completely true, the specific example of coke is ironic because Coke's dominance is more related to marketing than their formula!