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mcnally@wsl.dec.com (Mike McNally) writes:

>I know that sounds silly, but my point is this: if I use information from the
>patent without profiting from it, what grounds are there for suit?
>Alternatively, if I set up a royalty deal for some percentage of my profit,
>and I make none whatsoever, where's the problem?

It depends also on what the deal actually turns out to be.  THEY might not
deal until they know that you in fact will be making at least some gross
income on whatever you release.

I believe that is a monopoly, but then again the patent law does say it is
granting a monopoly.

The problem with all this is that no matter what you think is right and no
matter what actually is right, you may have to defend this all in court at
costs and liabilities you may never have any way of recovering.
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