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About the claim that the patenterrorists here have offered a contingency to the previous patent holder in addition to $1, wouldn't it be much more plausible tha
by Kliment 9y ago
About the claim that the patenterrorists here have offered a contingency to the previous patent holder in addition to $1, wouldn't it be much more plausible that they threatened said holder with a patent lawsuit which they would not bring if they paid their extortion fee, in the form of the rights to the patent?
- consp 9y agoWouldn't that have to be disclosed as it otherwise would be real, punishable extortion? (I'm not a lawyer in any way, so please advice)
- matt4077 9y agoThat wouldn't be "extortion" in the legal sense, which (typically) requires the thread to be something illegal, or otherwise unusually damaging to the victim. Simply saying "give me X or I will sue you" is just how it works.