On 07/25/18 01:56, Nico Williams wrote: > Wrong. With patents the important thing is not to know about them when > you implement -- if you come up with the same idea by accident (which, > of course, is obviously entirely possible) then you are not subject to > trebble damages.
Even if the damages are not trebled, can 1✕ the damages be more than you would like to shell out? Not to mention the hassle of getting any infringing uses to cease? Also, is this distinction universally applied across jurisdictions? -Chap
