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'''Wilful infringement''' is when a developer knows that an idea is patented, and proceeds to use that idea without having gotten permission. | '''Wilful infringement''' is when a developer knows that an idea is patented, and proceeds to use that idea without having gotten permission. | ||
| − | This concept may have other names, or may not exist, in various jurisdictions, but it exists in the [[European Union]], and "the willful infringement doctrine" exists in the [[USA]]. | + | This concept may have other names, or may not exist, in various jurisdictions, but it exists in the [[European Union]], and "the willful infringement doctrine" exists in the [[USA]]. It may also be called a "bad faith infringement". |
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| + | Whether an infringement is wilful or not is usually important regarding the fine to be paid by a defendant who loses. | ||
==Cases of wilful infringement== | ==Cases of wilful infringement== | ||
Revision as of 08:45, 19 August 2009
Wilful infringement is when a developer knows that an idea is patented, and proceeds to use that idea without having gotten permission.
This concept may have other names, or may not exist, in various jurisdictions, but it exists in the European Union, and "the willful infringement doctrine" exists in the USA. It may also be called a "bad faith infringement".
Whether an infringement is wilful or not is usually important regarding the fine to be paid by a defendant who loses.
