Re: rpem: RSA patent questions

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From: Jeffrey I. Schiller
Date: Sat, 25 May 1991 13:47

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In article <1991May24.232259.17611@retix.retix.com> jay@retix.retix.com (Jay Logue) writes:

   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? 

I have seen quite a few software license agreements where a clause is
explicitly added by the vendor that in essence says that if you as a user
are sued for using our product because our product infringes on
someone elses's patent, we will defend you and hold you harmless.

I suspect this clause is exactly to cover the case where Large Company
A buys a product from vendor B and is then sued for infringement by C.
B will take care of defending A. If you are a large organization and
you buy software, it is usually a good idea to insist on such a
clause.

			-Jeff

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