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Why "sadly"? They know it is infringement. When you own a patent or trademark you HAVE to go after the infringers, otherwise you stop owning the patent.
by coding123 7y ago
Why "sadly"? They know it is infringement. When you own a patent or trademark you HAVE to go after the infringers, otherwise you stop owning the patent.
- CrazyStat 7y agoThis is not true in the US. There is a concept of abandonment for trademarks, but it's not that simple, and the concept does not apply to patents. There is a totally different thing called patent abandonment but it has nothing to do with going after infringers. There is a statute of limitations on patent damages but you don't lose your patent for failing to enforce. I'm not familiar with UK or European patent law but I expect it's similar in this regard.