[time-nuts] patents and hobbyist projects (was: Temperature controlled TCVCXO)

Bob Camp kb8tq at n1k.org
Sun May 15 08:35:17 EDT 2016


Hi

> On May 15, 2016, at 4:12 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk at phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
> 
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> In message <jh7fjbpcfb612319v9cq8u0blrus9ecco4 at 4ax.com>, David writes:
> 
>> Commercial use also includes using the patent in production in some
>> way outside of selling an item which uses the patent.

…. and now patient troll armies are busy coming up with an “innovative response”. :)

Bob

> 
> The Supreme Court recently limited that significantly, buy reiterating
> that you had to perform _all_ steps of a patent to infringe it:
> 
> 	http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/12-786_664d.pdf
> 
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