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I am not a lawyer, but my take on it is: Red Hat holds patents but promises not to enforce them. This means anyone can use the IP without worrying about being
by jklein11 9y ago
I am not a lawyer, but my take on it is:
Red Hat holds patents but promises not to enforce them. This means anyone can use the IP without worrying about being sued for infringement. No one else can claim they own the IP because Red Hat already owns it. They also have a clause saying that if Red Hat sells the IP, the buyer needs to uphold the same promise.
- njharman 9y agoI am also not a lawyer. But I don't think a "promise" is a legally enforceable concept.
- gpderetta 9y agoI'm not a lawyer either, but the estoppel doctrine should make it enforceable.
- haikuginger 9y agoI am a fourth non-lawyer, and this is all RICO.
- npsomaratna 9y ago3rd year law student (among other things!) here. As you've mentioned, the doctrine of promissory estoppel should make this enforceable in law.
- c0ndu17 9y agoThis whole I'm not a lawyer business brings this to mind... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKF9KCcXkAA11ez.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKF9KCcXkAA11ez.jpg