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		dodo53 on July 27, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When Patents Attack If you infringe a patent - isn't possible to get a fixed cost or is it a fraction of earnings? Can you be more out of pocket than what you earn? ie can you do [1. Possibly cursory layperson check of existing patents ] 2. Weekend / hobby / small-scale project 3. Oh! People like it, it's making money / scaling! 4. Get lawyer in to do proper patent search before continuing? (not that this is ideal either)

Natsu on July 27, 2011 [–]

You can agree to license it for whatever the other party is willing to license it for.

It's the court costs that can pretty much bankrupt you.

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