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That's exactly how the legal system works in most of the non-American world.
by kurtisc 8y ago
That's exactly how the legal system works in most of the non-American world.
- arcticfox 8y agoThe incentive would always be to intentionally ignore and violate patents then, as you'd be guaranteed to profit from doing so (even in the rare case that you are caught and convicted, you'd pay a maximum of the amount you benefitted from it). Punitive damages try to make that expected value negative - it makes sense.
- tooltalk 8y agoso which patent legal system allows punitive damage award without willful infringement?