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One thing to be careful of here. If you intend to implement the idea (rather than just patent it) doing the search puts you at risk to some degree. If you do th
by wmorein 19y ago
One thing to be careful of here. If you intend to implement the idea (rather than just patent it) doing the search puts you at risk to some degree. If you do the search yourself (possibly not finding the relevant patent) and then do the implementation anyway, you are at risk for "willful infringement". This is all really murky and you probably want to talk with an attorney if you are serious.
Link with some relevant info:
http://wistechnology.com/article.php?id=1303 http://wistechnology.com/article.php?id=1303
- boucher 19y agoWell, you can't patent ideas in the first place. And doing a google search isn't going to get you sued for willful infringement.
- wmorein 19y agoMost large tech companies have an explicit prohibition on non-lawyers doing patent searches. At all. Doing the patent search won't get you sued, but if you are sued and they win, the fact that you did the search means that they can hit you for triple damages. I've leave the "you can't patent ideas" piece alone here because I think that is semantics.