On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 06:06:09PM -0600, Seth Goodman wrote:
> That wouldn't surprise me. If someone violates your patent and you fail
> to defend it in any meaningful way, you are considered to have
> abandoned the patent and it becomes effectively void. Defending it can
> be as simple as sending an infringing party a letter demanding that they
> cease and desist from infringing on the patent.
That's trademark. Patents are not invalidated by lack of defense.
See, for instance,
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/documents/2100_2134.htm
My own understanding of this issue comes from Gary Shaw (Assistant Dean,
Touro Law School).
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