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If you infringe a patent - isn't possible to get a fixed cost or is it a fraction of earnings? Can you be more out of pocket than what you earn? ie can you do
by dodo53 15y ago
If you infringe a patent - isn't possible to get a fixed cost or is it a fraction of earnings? Can you be more out of pocket than what you earn? ie can you do
[1. Possibly cursory layperson check of existing patents ]
2. Weekend / hobby / small-scale project
3. Oh! People like it, it's making money / scaling!
4. Get lawyer in to do proper patent search before continuing?
(not that this is ideal either)
- Natsu 15y agoYou can agree to license it for whatever the other party is willing to license it for. It's the court costs that can pretty much bankrupt you.