Subject: Re: [boost] Conflict with patent
From: John Reid (j.reid_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-22 13:42:52
John Reid wrote:
> Darryl Green wrote:
>> On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 08:32 +0100, John Reid wrote:
>>> Artyom wrote:
>>>> 3. If everyone would search full patents list to find out if his idea
>>>> is patented in US he will spend much more time on searching then
>>>> coding.
>>> On a side note, I'd like to point out that even if you do spend the
>>> time searching the patents list and find some patent that *possibly*
>>> covers your work, then it is a bad idea to write to a public list
>>> describing your work and identifying the patent. All these lists are
>>> easily searchable and your legal position can't be better if it can
>>> be shown you were aware of the patent.
>>
>> Maybe. On the other hand, a credible invalidity argument does help in
>> avoiding willful infringement. In that vein I thought it might be worth
>> mentioning this
>> http://web.archive.org/web/20010508065835/http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/algorithms/cbtree.html
>>
>
> How can wilfull infringement be shown, if no one knows you were of the
> patent?
Sorry that should read:
How can wilfull infringement be shown, if no one knows you were aware of
the patent?