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Legit question: if I replicate a patent for a personal non profit use, is this infringement? Perhaps it is because I'm benefiting from the intelectual property.
by sadhorse 2y ago
Legit question: if I replicate a patent for a personal non profit use, is this infringement? Perhaps it is because I'm benefiting from the intelectual property.
- amelius 2y ago!> Yes, replicating a patented invention, even for personal, non-profit use, is technically considered patent infringement. A patent grants the inventor the exclusive right to make, use, sell, and distribute the patented invention for a certain period (usually 20 years from the filing date).
- Luc 2y agoDepends where you live. E.g. in France there's a personal use exemption, in the US there mostly isn't.
- RobotToaster 2y agoIn the USA there's an exemption for research use of patents, specifically for "amusement, to satisfy idle curiosity, or for strictly philosophical inquiry." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_exemption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_exemption
- metalman 2y agoCall it what it is,investigative journalism