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> What if Facebook actually breaches your patents? This is the crux of the problem. I've heard others try to explain this by arguing that "If FB decides to br
by sheetjs 9y ago
> What if Facebook actually breaches your patents?
This is the crux of the problem. I've heard others try to explain this by arguing that "If FB decides to breach your patent, you're SOL anyway. They can out-lawyer you", which is an absolutely horrible defense of the license.
> What if they sue you? You can't counter-claim if your tech is based on React, because you'd lose the grants.
Just to be clear, the license does not terminate in this case (assuming that the patent in question is unrelated to React):
"if Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or corporate affiliates files a lawsuit alleging patent infringement against you in the first instance, and you respond by filing a patent infringement counterclaim in that lawsuit against that party that is unrelated to the Software, the license granted hereunder will not terminate under section (i) of this paragraph due to such counterclaim."