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RE: need to decide which material to use !

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 1999-10-07 14:31

Jim wrote:
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As a practical matter, a patent is no more than a license
to sue, and I can't imagine that even if you lost the
damages could be more than the retail price of the ligature.
I really don't think you need to worry unless you want to
go into business selling them.
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Most people don't start making things with the idea of selling things - they make them for their own use. Then a friend wants one, then another, then calls start coming in from their friends.

before you know it, you have a little side-business. <b>Then</B> you're in trouble - legally you shouldn't be doing it, but it's hard to tell all those people that you can't help them out anymore. So you continue to make the item, hoping that no one notices that you've copied a design. Next thing you know, you get this "cease & desist" letter, along with a settlement offer & licensing document ...

It's better to go into business conciously than unconciously.

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