Hi,
You should have contacted fedora-legal list on that topic.
Besides, determining when a patent expires is not that easy and Fedora Legal is backed by skilled lawyers that said the contrary. Unless Fedora Legal confirms your theory (which I doubt), it's useless to discuss this on this list.
Regards,
H.
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