In Reply to: Re: Attention Cable Braiders posted by HKL on September 30, 2002 at 07:44:03:
I'm no expert on patents and I may well be wrong on this. However I believe patent protection would only kick in when someone other than or without authorization from the patent holder tries to commercialize what the patent covers.In this case, it should still be okay, assuming the patent on 4-wire braiding valid, for me to do my own braiding so long as no pecuniary or exchange terms involved.
That would mean I could just do the braiding for my own use or may even pass a few pairs of my DIY cable to my audio buddies.
I'm afraid it doesn't work that way.
You don't have to commercialize something before it voilates the patent holder's rights. Any unauthorized use, commercial or otherwise, is prohibited.
Of course a patent holder isn't likely to go after individuals using it for their own purposes. But if they did choose to do so, they would be well within their rights.
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- Re: Attention Cable Braiders - Steve Eddy 12:14:46 09/30/02 (0)