Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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.
But it could be part of such a portfolio if it were licensed for use in otherwise-free software only, or for use in implementing specifications with RF policies. -Brian
