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> nonexclusive, nontransferable, nonassignable (including by operation of law or otherwise), nonsublicensable That does no one any good except the seller.
by derf_ 11y ago
> nonexclusive, nontransferable, nonassignable (including by operation of law or otherwise), nonsublicensable
That does no one any good except the seller. For any seller, this kind of thing is table-stakes (no one wants to sell someone a gun pointed at their head).
But if the seller is specifically concerned about their patent being used offensively on others (which I suspect was the original commenter's concern), then this provision is useless.
- minot 11y ago> nonexclusive, nontransferable, nonassignable (including by operation of law or otherwise), nonsublicensable I think I am misunderstanding you. If they give much more, Google might as well just pay one to void their patent instead of assuming ownership.