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Old 07-25-2003, 02:25 AM  
Mr.Fiction
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Originally posted by andi_germany


Now where do you think they are doing someing you can sue them for? They have the patent and they enforce it. Nothing wrong with that in general.
If you think that claiming you have a valid patent gives you the right to do whatever you want, you are very wrong.

There are many laws that cover how laywers have to act, what contracts are legal, what threats are legal, what claims are legal, and what strategies for enforcement of a patent or trademark are legal.

Contract law alone is a massive industry. Trying to bully people into signing unfair contracts alone could be grounds for action.

You need to talk to a lawyer if you think that it's anything goes once you claim you have a patent.
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