On Tue, 07 Oct 2003, Joe Drew wrote: > So far as I know, it is not illegal to infringe on somebody else's > patents. AIUI patent holders can enforce (or not) their patents at > will by suing, but doing so is their perogative and no law makes it > wrong for someone to infringe on a patent which isn't being enforced. Well, it is actually illegal, but if someone isn't enforcing it, you won't ever be sued for it.[1] The real issue here has to do with trebble damages and the knowing infringement of someone else's patent, which is (to put it bluntly) not good. Don Armstrong 1: It's kind of a no-brainer. If you're getting sued, they must be enforcing it. -- If you wish to strive for peace of soul, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire. -- Friedrich Nietzsche http://www.donarmstrong.com http://www.anylevel.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu
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