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In article <1991May19.184905.3760@hellgate.utah.edu> hollaar%basset.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Lee Hollaar) writes:
>
>From Title 35 of the United States Code, Section 271:
>"(a)... WHOEVER without authority makes, USES or sells any patented invention,
>within the United States during the term of the patent therefor, infringes
>the patent." [emphasis added]
>
[ ... ]
>
>At least the person who uses the implementation has infringed.
>
>			Lee Hollaar
>			Professor of Computer Science
>			Registered Patent Agent

Is it typical for the courts to find against a user of a patented
invention when the user was obviously unaware or missled about legal
status of the invention?   Are cases involving this sort of dispute
commonplace? 


Jay Logue

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