I never really thought of it from that angle. But patent laws do run out. I believe the period is 7 years. You have 7 years to market your idea without anyone making an identical copy of it. After that period expires there is no protection. Any company can manufacture it. With that said, I don't see the validity of your arguement that parts makers must make their parts different in some matter to avoid getting into trouble with the oem. Most of the parts we buy are restoration parts for tractors that are 40 or 50 years old. I doubt on a 40 year old NLA part whos patent ran out in 1970; if deere really cares whether the bolt hole pattern is the same as theirs was or not. Afterall, Deere is one of the worst ones when it comes to borrowing/stealing/profiting from ideas of others.
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