Many companies function in this way and problems do not typically arise in a day-to-day sense in most cases. However, in any due diligence situation (e.g., fun

Many companies function in this way and problems do not typically arise in a day-to-day sense in most cases. However, in any due diligence situation (e.g., funding or acquisition), patent problems are likely to be unearthed and can then be very serious unless a ready workaround is at hand.