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Does licensing from smaller actors happens much in practice? It feels to me as there is a huge asymmetry of the ability of corps either infringing the patent di
by prennert 2y ago
Does licensing from smaller actors happens much in practice? It feels to me as there is a huge asymmetry of the ability of corps either infringing the patent directly, or circumventing it vs an individuals budget for infringement discovery and lawyers. I wonder even if bigger players like universities have much success in licensing their IP.
- littlestymaar 2y agoI guess if you have a patent and a big corp infringes it, then a patent troll would be more than willing to buy it from you.
- pclmulqdq 2y agoYes, it does, but it often needs at least an implied threat of a lawsuit or some extra deliverables that help implementation of the technology. Patents also turn "I got crushed by Google" stories into legal battles done by patent trolls that often have a decent payoff.