Scripsit Brian T. Sniffen > Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > And I point out that it doesn't. If the company patent their invention > > at all, it must be because they intend to restrict people from using > > it (or at least keep an option open for using the patent to restrict > > what people do). If they do not intend that, why would they apply for > > a patent at all in the first place? > In the current patent-litigation context, a large stable of patents to > cross-license is considered a vitally important corporate defense > strategy. Yes, but a patent could not be part of such a portfolio if if were licensed freely to the general public. -- Henning Makholm "Nu kommer han. Kan du ikke høre knallerten?"
