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False. This is a common misconception. There is also no "academic exemption" to patent infringement.
by lambdapower 12y ago
False. This is a common misconception. There is also no "academic exemption" to patent infringement.
- mrec 12y agoI agree that GP is dangerously wrong about noncommercial use in general, but doesn't the research exemption[1] muddy the waters a little? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_exemption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_exemption
- DannyBee 12y agoNo. It is very very limited.
- JoeAltmaier 12y ago"Patents do not prevent "making". They prevent making for another's use. One can make and use anything (well, anything legal, I'm not talking about devices which are themselves illegal)." - Mike McCarty Patents are for commercial use. This is just publishing the details of construction - anybody can make and use such a device for their personal use, despite any patents that exist.
- merrillii 12y agoThat is true in the USA. In the UK, for example, there is an academic exemption. Practically there would be very little damages that could be shown by infringing a patent once in a lab.