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It doesn't seem quite that bad. If Facebook sues you over something related to React, you're allowed to argue that the suit is invalid because of the patent lic
by teraflop 12y ago
It doesn't seem quite that bad. If Facebook sues you over something related to React, you're allowed to argue that the suit is invalid because of the patent license grant. What you're not allowed to do is argue that the patent itself is wholly invalid.
Even so, the idea that you could sign away your rights to make a particular kind of argument in court sure seems like a crazy and nefarious way of hacking the legal system. But what do I know.
- emn13 12y agoIf you argue that "any right in any patent claim of Facebook is invalid or unenforceable" you lose the patent grant. So you can indeed argue the (patent) suit is invalid or unenforceable, and you'll probably win, but by doing so you'll lose that right in the future: you'd need to immediately stop using react. In effect, the license is revocable by facebook, without cause. In short; it's not a patent grant; it's merely an agreement not to sue over past infringements.
- jhall1468 12y agoThat's incorrect. It's only revocable if you make a claim. As the person said, if the only claim you make is that you are using the patent grant itself, your rights are not revoked. It's overly broad, but your interpretation isn't correct.