> What stops them just publishing a sham product whose sole purpose is to be for sale while infringing the patent and then show a few licenses to a couple of fi

> What stops them just publishing a sham product whose sole purpose is to be for sale while infringing the patent and then show a few licenses to a couple of fishing buddies? The courts are adept at investigating those issues. For example, Enron's sham electricity sales were discovered once the files were opened.